r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '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/TheSmallSlice Oct 02 '22

Has anyone gotten PAL's approved in Ontario this weekend? I'm still waiting just over 2 weeks now since cc was charged, been working on my hunter's course to help bide the time but it's hard to be patient they took my money I just want the darn license already. Which I'm sure many of you feel the same.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

It will be months. CFO Ontario is provincial under the OPP, and like many provincial services underfunded and understaffed. They don't even answer the phones.

Two or three months. Sorry to bring you the bad news.

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u/ckerr08 Oct 02 '22

I as well have been waiting over 2 weeks since credit card charge. I know they are backed up but I also know people have had their card charged and been issued a card within a week. There seems to be no rhyme or reason on how they approve pals in ontario

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u/TheSmallSlice Oct 02 '22

I guess my thing is like if its at the stage of them taking the money for the application and its gone through the initial review or what ever it is what do they do after that to get it to being approved? Like how long or how much time do they need to spend on that part cause you would think it'd only take maybe a couple hours or (minutes even???) and then they can move onto the next one, I mean I have no idea what the process is but I just have a feeling that whatever they are doing there's probably a good chance is like the least efficient way you could possibly run it as like you said ckerr08 if they are just picking ones at random and......doing.....something? with it? Like what? Honestly I'd love to know how many they approve in a single work day, I know they are backed up and short staffed but it is getting a just a little bit ridiculous.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

CFOON will search police and court records, maybe phone your SO and guarantors. They just have thousands of investigations in front of yours.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

I also know people have had their card charged and been issued a card within a week

Yup, that was before the rush, before COVID, before DoFo and his all clown circus.

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u/ckerr08 Oct 02 '22

This was last month. Not pre COVID, not before dofo.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

Something is wrong with your friends statement then. It's been four months plus for two years now.

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u/ckerr08 Oct 02 '22

I work with him, I was at the post office when he sent his application, I was with him when his credit card was charged and I have seen his card in his hand. I have no reason to come here and make things up. I know you have lots of knowledge on this, I’m not doubting that, I’m just stating facts on what I’ve seen.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

That is totally out of line with what others have reported. That's about how long mine took four years ago.

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u/ckerr08 Oct 03 '22

Yes I understand that. It’s what makes me wonder what is actually going on. That and the fact that they don’t respond to email and the don’t answer the phone makes it frustrating. I know they are busy and I am a fairly patient person but seeing this bothers me. All I want to do is hunt on my own, take my kids out with me and start a small collection of cool guns.

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u/TheSmallSlice Oct 03 '22

Exactly what I want to do, been going out observing while my friends hunt for the last 3 years I think now, and I'm so close and yet I still don't actually know where mine or anyone else's applications are in the pipe line and how long it'll take, like will it be some time this week, will it be some time this month or will it be 3+ months from now?. Very frustrating especially seeing others get approved every passing day who submitted theirs around the same time as me and or get their CC's charged later then mine did.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 02 '22

I dunno who is downvoting this conversation but stop it, voting is not a popularity contest but how a comment adds to the conversation.

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u/bdansan Oct 03 '22

My credit card was charged last October, I still don't have my PAL.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '22

Took around 11 months to get mine for some reason. BC here. I have to renew 2023.

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u/KC5500 Oct 03 '22

I emailed because mine cc got charged sept 1 and they said it could take up to 9 months. Ontario

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u/connor2557 bc Oct 03 '22

you may want to try and get ahold of someone at the cfo office, mine was charged on August 3rd and was issued on Sept 29th, also bc