PAL/RPAL Timelines

[Haywire1]

28 days from application to approval, 34 from application till it was in my wallet., 36 to approval, 42 till in wallet for my buds RPAL

[94sahara]

May 24: Mailed Application and test results for R/Pal from BC
May 30: Received at Miramichi
June 19: Message appears online: “Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.”
June 20: $80 Cheque Cashed
June 22: First Reference Interviewed
June 25: My Interview
June 25: Second Reference Interviewed
June 27: Message appears online: “Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canada Firearms Center Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)”

Total 28 Days from day received at Miramichi, never had to call in.

Update:

July 10: Recieved Restricted PAL today!

Total 47 days from dropping it in the mail box to putting it in my wallet.

[sharad99088]

14th April 2018 - Took RCMP Non restricted course
05th May 2018 - Received my exam results
17th May 2018 - Mailed my completed application to Miramichi ( by ordinary canada post.. no tracking info)
23rd May 2018 - Application received
28th June 2018 - CC charged. Called RCMP and they said all documents are OK.
Status changed to: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

Finally on 28th July 2018 - status changed to License issued. Waiting to receive the same.

No Reference were called.

Good Luck everyone

Searching Hint: While searching application status if you are unable to find it then enter the city of birth as city/Province name as Vancouver/British Columbia, rather than just entering Vancouver. Its case sensitive so try all combinations.

[First_timer]

[QUOTE=sharad99088;618297]14th April 2018 - Took RCMP Non restricted course
05th May 2018 - Received my exam results
17th May 2018 - Mailed my completed application to Miramichi ( by ordinary canada post.. no tracking info)
23rd May 2018 - Application received
28th June 2018 - CC charged. Called RCMP and they said all documents are OK.
Status changed to: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

Finally on 28th July 2018 - status changed to License issued. Waiting to receive the same.

No Reference were called.

Good Luck everyone

Searching Hint: While searching application status if you are unable to find it then enter the city of birth as city/Province name as Vancouver/British Columbia, rather than just entering Vancouver. Its case sensitive so try all combinations.[/QUOTE]

Best hint ever.....thanks

[Adam X]

From my experience I find its always good to call them up after 4-6 weeks if all you see is that the application in progress. When you call them it brings up your application and if they see its been 6 weeks since you filed, they jump right on it to get it done asap. In my case, I called after 6 weeks asking to know the status. The same day they called both by references and issued the License the same day.

A friend of mine also called to know the status, and same thing. references called , License issued.

[Baker]

Current Status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

Still in progress apparently.

[woodenkayaker]

Application Received on: 2012/06/11

Current Status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.
please define initial processing...please for the love of god define PROGRESS!
*sigh*
Yea, I know...Im impatient...

[Baker]

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 Canada Firearms Centre Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)


Aww yeah! Worse part about it, it will get here when I won't be here lol.

[buzz720]

I sent my application in on June 1, I think, and I received my rpal yesterday. Now time to wait for an ATT

[pubb]

For future readers of this thread:

There is a mandatory 28 day wait. They won't even look at your application until those 28 days are up. Make use of that time!

You can send your application in BEFORE you get your test back. Just don't check the box which says, "test report included" (or something like that). If you are in Ontario, and you have to get your test reports back from the CFO before you can mail them to the RCMP, this can save you several weeks.

Once your information is on the website, give them a few days to get your information updated, do the background check and scan your photograph. Once that is done, they will speak to your references and do the interview with you. Don't wait for them to call your references, give your references the number and have them call in. Better yet: if possible, arrange for all three of you to be at the same place and pass the phone from one to the other.

Cheers,

P