PAL/RPAL Timelines

[JCue23]

PAL/RPAL Wait Time

-Dec 2/3 Courses taken

-Jan 10 Received stamped test results

-Jan 11 Mailed to Miramichi Express and Signature Required

-Jan 15 Received in Miramichi

-Feb 7 Showed up online - Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

-Feb 7 Credit card charged

-Feb 13 Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)

I had called on Feb 9th just to make sure everything was in order. No interview and no references called.

I can't believe they actually issued the license on the 28th day that has to be some kind of record!

Now I need a shotgun for duck season so buying a Mossberg 500 that's already decided but want a pistol for target/competition shooting looking at the Glock 17 but can't decide to go with a used Gen 4 and save about $170 or brand new Gen 5...

[Superfly]

PAL/RPAL Wait Time

-Dec 2/3 Courses taken

-Jan 10 Received stamped test results

-Jan 11 Mailed to Miramichi Express and Signature Required

-Jan 15 Received in Miramichi

-Feb 7 Showed up online - Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

-Feb 7 Credit card charged

-Feb 13 Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)

I had called on Feb 9th just to make sure everything was in order. No interview and no references called.

I can't believe they actually issued the license on the 28th day that has to be some kind of record!

Now I need a shotgun for duck season so buying a Mossberg 500 that's already decided but want a pistol for target/competition shooting looking at the Glock 17 but can't decide to go with a used Gen 4 and save about $170 or brand new Gen 5...

Pretty much my time line. Showed they got my application on Jan 26, 2018 and Feb 16 showed in process. Just looked today and license issued Feb 23, 2018.

No references called for me. This was for PAL/RPAL. Or I guess just RPAL since you can’t have one without the other.

Question...so I have a handgun purchased and the process is to get the license number to the store and they make the calls to the RCMP and then it can be sent to me. At the same time I can get an ATT from the RCMP to go to the range that I will join ASAP. Seems simple enough. Can’t wait to get buying and shooting.