Hi everyone, I decided to sign up for an account on this site to share my experience. I got my PPR this past Friday, Nov 16. I'm a US Citizen living in Canada.
AOR: Sept 9. (Didn't get to MEP until some time in early October, at which point I seem to have suddenly gone to IP2! I never saw IP1.)
PPR: Nov 16. I just happened to open my IRCC account that afternoon (I hadn't opened it for a few weeks) and I noticed the "ghost update." I don't know when it happened, but around 3 pm I got the email!
As others have mentioned, the email address looks really weird and fake. My email came from:
CPCO-FinalRequest / CTDO-DemandeFinale (CIC) <IRCC.CPCO-FinalRequest-CTDO-DemandeFinale.IRCC@cic.gc.ca>
with the subject:
Ready for Visa / Prêt pour Visa
honestly, even the IRCC logo at the top looks somehow fake-y. But it's definitely legitimate! I sent my documents to Ottawa the next day.
I will go into implied status in Canada tomorrow (I applied for BOWP on Nov 17 and my current permit expires Nov 19) but from what I've read, it seems that once I have the COPR it is pretty straightforward to flagpole and land as a PR as long as I bring proof of implied status. I'm happy to share my experience with that if/when it happens; I hope in a few weeks!