r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Oct 16 '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/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

They received my application March 12

Still no news? How long approximately?

Ontario

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

They don’t give a fuuuuuukk, ive been waiting since Feb 😂

I’ve even called a couple times to make sure everything is good… which I’ve been told A-ok… just to wait another 4 months with no progress. Idk how people are “calling and get approved the next day” but it hasn’t worked for me

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u/MLI691H Oct 18 '22

Time to call up your MP or MPP and light a fire. Email your MP or MPP office, then follow up with a phone call.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Okay I will try that, thank you. Currently on call #37 of trying to get through to CFO-ON 😂

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

My MP is a liberal, fat chance they’ll give this situation the time of day

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Yeah same here all the way to them saying "everything is great!" Waiting since December. Contacting CFO has done nothing and contacting my representatives has done nothing. Apparently the Alberta CFO is quoting as high as 18 months

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Wow, just got off phone since calling from 9am (130 now) and they told me if I don’t hear back by January then to call them so they can “assign it to an officer”

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u/presdint100 Oct 18 '22

Oof since Feb? I sent mine on February 11 and received my card on June 8th

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Wow! You are one lucky ducky it sounds like… just spent 5 hrs on the phone to get told “Wait till January before you call back, life-long background check takes a long time”

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u/presdint100 Oct 18 '22

Did u select all no"s on ur application

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Yessir, but my people(s) history with RCMP isn’t the greatest… which makes me kind of speculate