r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 26 '22

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

In response to this thread, the community was quite positive for a thread to cover these subjects.

These threads will be stickied for a week, renewing every Sunday @ about 0600 AST. Previous threads here. Take a look, your question may have been answered!

If you have any suggestions for this thread, please feel free to ask here, or send the Mods a message.

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u/Rainbow_78 Jun 28 '22

Looking for PAL applicant from Saskatchewan for news interview regarding current wait times

I am a current PAL applicant who has been waiting three months for the RCMP to start working on my application. They haven't even opened the letter yet.

After seeing tons of news stories about the current debacle with passport wait times I decided to start emailing Canadian news agencies about wait times for firearm applications and renewals. If people are angry about waiting a couple days or weeks for a passport, surely it would be newsworthy to report on delays of four months or more for PAL applications!

Only one news agency, Global in Saskatchewan, replied and they are interested in an interview with an applicant from SK (I live next province over).

If anyone is interested, please DM me and I will get you set up with them. I am really hoping to get some mainstream coverage on this issue because it looks like I could be waiting up to an entire year for my application to be processed with all of these pistol transfers being added to the pile.

Thanks!

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u/inderrawal Jun 28 '22

Interested...i am in La Ronge...sent in application on March 28...still no updates

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jun 28 '22

They haven't even opened the letter yet.

I am sure there is no evidence of that.

They open them an put them in the queue to deal with eventually. Watch for a credit card charge, then it will show up online in individual web services. Three or more months wait time.