r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 14 '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.

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u/asdfgeez Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 21 '22

Anybody experiencing a very long time to have your application processed? I sent my PAL/RPAL application in 82 days ago and individual web services shows that they haven’t even gotten to mine yet. Is this a normal timeline?

Edit: You guys were pretty spot on, I just got my approval at almost exactly the 3 month mark.

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u/iloveneuro Aug 15 '22

3 months is the standard wait time to have your credit card charged/initial review done. Have yet to hear anyone get faster then that. After initial review it varies. Mine was mailed to approve 4.5 months in Ontario.

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u/asdfgeez Aug 15 '22

Okay thank you for the clarification - I am in Ontario as well. I guess my expectations were set based off of a friend of mine mailing in his PAL to receiving it in the mail in just under 3 months. I guess he was extremely lucky.