PAL/RPAL Timelines

[Mr Singh]

Hello, New member from Huntsville On here. I saw this thread and since I’m waiting for Restricted, I started reading with no idea of realistic wait times. What I saw was back in 2012 it took a long time and lots of patience.
I mailed paperwork Dec 28, bank statement shows chq cashed Jan 6, RCMP web site status says paperwork received processed and approved Jan 8.
No references called , I’m assuming because I’ve had a non-restricted license for 35 years they just took the money and stamped approved.

Now what do I choose for my first range pistol? M&P9, Glock17 or 19, CZ shadow2 ? ��

I am new member here as well.

Pal/RPAL courses done on March 10 and 11. Got the result same day.

Application sent on 13th March. For some reason I decided not to send as registered mail ( stupid decision )

Called the application center today 17-4-2018 and as advised that they cannot check my status because it has not been entered into the system yet. Lady officer was really kind and informed that they are taking a little over 28 days right now to complete applications and my application should be online any day now.

Lady encouraged me to call every few days because sometimes online does not give out all the information.

I hope I should know by end of this week or so.

Question - I have a NEXUS card, does that make the application process any easier because they do extensive background check anyways.

Can't wait to shop for M&P 9mm range kit. I have read great reviews for M&P 9mm range kit. For less than $700 you can get a really good gun plus all the extra equipment like 3 extra magazines, holster, mag loader and changeable grips .

Update -

Apr- 18 . Day after calling the application center, the status " Your application has completed the initial process. It is now in progress"appeared online. They received my application on the 19th of March. So it appreared online in 30 days. Not sure if my phone call made any difference because it appeared online the next day after I called.

I called them again today to make sure my application was complete and there is no missing information. I was advised that there is nothing they need from me and the next step for them is to scan my picture and continue with the "progress".

I will give it another week before I call again. Oh yes the payment was charged on my account as well but no references has been called so far.

[Likeaboss]

I am new member here as well.

Pal/RPAL courses done on March 10 and 11. Got the result same day.

Application sent on 13th March. For some reason I decided not to send as registered mail ( stupid decision )

Called the application center today 17-4-2018 and as advised that they cannot check my status because it has not been entered into the system yet. Lady officer was really kind and informed that they are taking a little over 28 days right now to complete applications and my application should be online any day now.

Lady encouraged me to call every few days because sometimes online does not give out all the information.

I hope I should know by end of this week or so.

Question - I have a NEXUS card, does that make the application process any easier because they do extensive background check anyways.

Can't wait to shop for M&P 9mm range kit. I have read great reviews for M&P 9mm range kit. For less than $700 you can get a really good gun plus all the extra equipment like 3 extra magazines, holster, mag loader and changeable grips .

Nothing will make it easier, the process isn't geared toward any sort of efficiency.

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[Mr Singh]

Nothing will make it easier, the process isn't geared toward any sort of efficiency.

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Thanks. I thought so but was not sure.

[DuhBoredShooter]

Its been 5 weeks and still nothing, UGHHHHH

[RobertMcC]

Its been 5 weeks and still nothing, UGHHHHH

Well yours is a new license and not a renewal.. Patient young grass hopper. You'll soon find out you gotta wait 4-5 weeks for a firearm transfer.

[Yogi05]

I got an email yesterday from cfp reminding me PAL can be renewed online, and providing some links.

I've never seen that before. The links look legit. There was also an RCMP logo jpg attached I could save (didn't touch that).

My internet paranoia makes me wonder if this is a new thing from them or a clever scam like some of those banking mails. I haven't look close at it yet.

Anyone see this before?

PAL not due for 6 mths or so.

[RobertMcC]

I got an email yesterday from cfp reminding me PAL can be renewed online, and providing some links.

I've never seen that before. The links look legit. There was also an RCMP logo jpg attached I could save (didn't touch that).

My internet paranoia makes me wonder if this is a new thing from them or a clever scam like some of those banking mails. I haven't look close at it yet.

Anyone see this before?

PAL not due for 6 mths or so.

I did. And worked fine for me.. Took me 12 days to get mine after I did it online.

Previous one I mailed 5 months before it expired, and It arrived 2 weeks after it expired in August.

[DuhBoredShooter]

You'll soon find out you gotta wait 4-5 weeks for a firearm transfer.

wait so is that under C-71 or is this already in place?

[Grimlock]

wait so is that under C-71 or is this already in place?

You are in for a real treat. They are permanently backlogged. Get used to waiting.

[RobertMcC]

wait so is that under C-71 or is this already in place?

Nope, It's just slow Ontario. They have the longest wait times for firearm transfers out of any other province.

[IJ22]

wait so is that under C-71 or is this already in place?

That's how it is now, C-71 will make it worse by adding workload to the already overworked registrar.

[DuhBoredShooter]

That's how it is now, C-71 will make it worse by adding workload to the already overworked registrar.

Nope, It's just slow Ontario. They have the longest wait times for firearm transfers out of any other province.

You are in for a real treat. They are permanently backlogged. Get used to waiting.

Welp, guess I'm moving to a random farm in the middle of Sask.

[BgDM]

Question. Is the 28 day waiting period business days, or actual days? It's not that clear on the website, or any other information.

They should have received mine late last week, or early this week. So just waiting on it to go through the waiting period before it shows up on the site as "in process".

[DuhBoredShooter]

Question. Is the 28 day waiting period business days, or actual days? It's not that clear on the website, or any other information.

They should have received mine late last week, or early this week. So just waiting on it to go through the waiting period before it shows up on the site as "in process".

Its regular days, add 3 business days if you pay with a cheque

[RobertMcC]

Question. Is the 28 day waiting period business days, or actual days? It's not that clear on the website, or any other information.

They should have received mine late last week, or early this week. So just waiting on it to go through the waiting period before it shows up on the site as "in process".

28 days is a min, doesn't mean you're going to see it on the 29th day.