r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Sep 18 '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!

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u/deletekeemstar Sep 19 '22

My PAL was issued 18 days ago, but I still haven't recieved it in the mail (BC).

Should I be worried?

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u/Bots_R_Us Sep 20 '22

BC CFO

I'm on pretty much the same timeline, the CFO I talked to to said I should have it in 3 weeks, and he seemed cool.

Why do I say he's cool? Because I screwed up my application – garbled a reference phone number (wanted to die). I sent in the revised paperwork months ago with no update so I started calling. Finally got through, told him my sob story, he told me to hold, and just fixed the application right there. The next part blew my mind: it automatically approved the application by doing that one thing.

When he came back on the line "I have good news for you", understatement of the year.

Now we are just racing the clock on the ban. Fingers crossed, comrade.

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u/deletekeemstar Sep 21 '22

My PAL arrived this afternoon!

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u/Bots_R_Us Sep 22 '22

Congrats!

Thanks for the update, looks like the 3W estimate is pretty close.