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.

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '22

I purchased a new handgun from Firearms Outlet Canada back in July and when I called them (this week) to ask for my transfer reference number they told me they were instructed by the RCMP not to give out transfer numbers due to it being "An invasion of privacy". Anyone have a similar experience or was that guy full of it?

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u/Apples_and_Overtones Your feet suck and so do you Aug 17 '22

SFRC did not give me a transfer number, but I inquired with the store and they mentioned the transfer was in progress. I did not ask for the number, and when I inquired with CFP a month later they didn't even ask for it to find my transfer on file. Granted, I only had 1.

Marstar gave me the transfer number within a couple days unprompted.