I am an inland applicant under Ontario PNP category. I applied on April 25, 2016, and it is exactly one year today. However, so far no medical request. My friend applied under Express Entry in November 2016 and landed last week. Express entry is 6 months whereas having received the nomination of a province, still, our processing time is 16 months. There should some middle ground so that paper applicants are processed in a fairly reasonable timeline. 16 months wait time is ridiculous especially if you are already in Canada and contributing to the economy. What is funny is that the PNP certificate says "because you are nominated by the province of Ontario, you will be given expedited processing by the CIC". SERIOUSLY? On other note, I am sympathetic towards refugees and asylum seekers, however, I do hope that CIC gives priority to economic immigrant applicants some expedited consideration too, especially paper applicants applied under various PNP categories.
"Immigration is a life-changing journey for individuals who should not be frustrated by processes and bureaucracy" - this was said in the Canadian Parliamentary Committee recommendations to the CIC, to improve their standards and processes.
Anyway, bottom line is that it has been 12 months for me and no medicals request so far. Any April 2016 applicants that received medicals?
