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

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u/soggycereal7 Aug 18 '22

It's already been said, but please stop phoning the CFP/CFO about your transfers. So long as they've been submitted, they will go through eventually, getting off the phone will help speed things up drastically.

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get through to initiate a private transfer.

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u/_Connor Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

Are the phone agents even the same people who are working through the queue of transfers? Like are you actually slowing down the backlog of transfer by talking to one?

Also I haven’t had any issues contacting the Alberta’s CFO office. I’ve called twice in the last month (once at 9AM and once at 1:30PM) and both times I got through after being on hold for 20 minutes.

Haven’t experienced any of these 3 hour holds or dropped calls. I also know of two other people who have contacted the Alberta CFO and their experience was in line with mine.

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u/soggycereal7 Aug 18 '22

If the nature of your call is to ask how much longer your already pending transfer will take, then yes you are absolutely holding up the line.

If your seller hasn't emailed you a transfer number, call them and ensure they've initiated the transfer, don't call the CFO.

There is a clause in the bill that ensures all pending transfers will be put through after the legislation passes.

Free up the lines so that individuals can make private sales, as we don't have any online portal or priority access like businesses do. There are also other legitimate reasons to need to speak with a CFO.

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u/soggycereal7 Aug 19 '22

I would invite you to read section 47 of bill C-21 and tell me your interpretation of it.