r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Oct 23 '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.

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u/Embarrassed_Sea6750 Oct 25 '22

Hello everyone, I FINALLY got my PAL in the mail! Took exactly 4 months to get, I live in Alberta.

Final PAL Alberta Timeline Update (non-restricted):

Application sent express mail: June 24, 2022

Application received by RCMP: June 30, 2022

CC Charged and initial review: Sept 15 2022

Application approved/issued: October 5 2022

Finally have license in hand: October 25 2022

Good luck everyone! And thanks to everyone for their help. Still debating if I am going to do the restricted.

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u/MLI691H Oct 25 '22

So, you could have done your restricted and gotten your license just before the freeze. Any reason why you didn’t?

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u/Embarrassed_Sea6750 Nov 01 '22

Sorry for the late reply - To be honest, I am not that interested in restricted right now, and definitely not handguns so I was not too worried about the freeze. I was trying to get the PAL before hunting season so I could go out and get some deer with my friends. Also, I didn't want anything else holding up the application I figured adding the R-PAL might have further delayed it. Maybe down the road I may end up doing it for a restricted rifle.

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u/MLI691H Nov 01 '22

I don’t think RPAL would have delayed approvals, it’s the same process.

Enjoy hunting!

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u/Embarrassed_Sea6750 Nov 01 '22

I had heard somewhere before that it was the same process, but that's just my brain over-thinking and telling me not to give them another thing to potentially delay it lol... I am literally going hunting this week so this thing came just in time

Thank you friend :)