r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 21 '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/eawlot3000 Aug 21 '22

Is this the biggest canada's firearms subreddit? am i on the right way? btw im a international student(20yo) in canada, can i buy a gun legally?

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Aug 21 '22

Once you take the CFSC and/or CRFSC and apply for your PAL or rPAL, yes you will be able to purchase a gun in 6 or 8 months. You will need references for that application as well.

https://www.ofah.org/firearmslicences/

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u/OmegaDawn_ Aug 21 '22

Lord knows I hope you’re right

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u/salazar_0333 on/qc Aug 21 '22

yes you will be able to purchase a gun in 6 or 8 months.

If OP is in Ontario I was told recently the wait is 9 months now

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Aug 21 '22

Or four months

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u/salazar_0333 on/qc Aug 23 '22

Yeah I even asked them if there was an issue with my application and why ppl from April and May are already getting their licenses but people from February and even earlier are still waiting and all they said was expect 9 month delay, we can't give you an expected date

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Aug 23 '22

Ok, so it's four months or nine months or something else.

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u/Regular_Speed2124 Aug 21 '22

is that 9 months since send the application?

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u/justonimmigrant Aug 21 '22

9 months from when the RCMP receives it

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u/eawlot3000 Aug 21 '22

omg 6-8months is too long saddd

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '22

Which province is the 6-8 month for? Or is it like the average for canada

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u/iiplatypusiz Aug 21 '22

In Alberta it took me just about 3.5 months from doing my course to license arrived in the mail so depending where you live it might not suck as much lol

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Aug 21 '22

It varies with every application