r/canadaguns • u/Officialtopperharley • 9d ago

Application / Regulation advice RPAL upgrade/application question.

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I got my PAL ~20 years ago and only now decided to upgrade to get the Restricted license. I finished the Restricted course and had a question regarding section G of the application. My instructor told me I could likely just leave Section G 20. A and C blank. I’m not sure if that’s the correct advice.

A) have you passed the Canadian Forearms Safety Course? Yes, No, year, proof.

B) have you been certified by the Chief Forearms Officer…? Yes, No, proof

Forgive my ignorance, but can I leave these blank and submit my new R application? Or will it be declined?

I don’t have any documentation for either of these.

Thanks for any feedback that can help me sorry this out.

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u/ClemementineSweetie 7d ago

You can call them and they can tell you the date they have. When I upgraded I called, and then just kind of wrote in the box "on file" and the year and left the proof attached box blank. Didn't seem to cause any issues for me.

Edit: additional context... I had my PAL for like 14 years or something around there when I upgraded so they do keep records going back a long ways that they can see.