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

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.

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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.