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/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/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

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