You can email the relevant visa office + send a IRCC web form to request for your passport to be returned.Hi Bryranna, my status too has changed (received no email though) from Submitted to Updated. Though my Delhi VFS paper allocation was done last week, and added to my online account this week. My reason for agony is that we have interview is US embassy for visa on 21 May and need passport back before that.
Do include evidence for the US visa interview + you must state that you are not cancelling your application and you will return your passport whenever the IRCC visa office asks to submit your passport