r/canadaguns • u/Curious_Joe2020 • 14d ago
Application / Regulation advice Anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July?
Is anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July? Specifically referring to Olympic exemption 22LR letters already submitted for IRG orders.
Has anyone heard what is going on or the reason for the delays? The usual transfer approval timeline should be 2-3 weeks max once the letter is submitted to the RCMP. Without the transfer approval nothing can be imported or shipped. It usually takes 2 weeks for the approval and another 1 week to get the registration certificate mailed. For some it has been almost 2 months.
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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw 12d ago edited 11d ago
all you people would have gone nuts living in ontario pre 2022. its was not uncommon to wait 3-6 months for a handgun transfer to clear. from the time i started owning and shooting handguns regularly until the ban there was almost always a transfer waiting to clear.
and keep in mind that was once all the stuff before that was done. it sometimes took 1-3 weeks at least with private transfers to get the seller to call in and start the transfer to you. and then you have to call in yourself and confirm. there was always a 20+min wait on the phone and where only open during banking hours basically. although you used to sometimes be able to play around that by pretending to call in from a province in a timezone where they where still open.