For the Applicants with London as their visa office:
The second AOR that I have received from the London office states the following:
"If you have not received any further communication from this office within 9 months of the received date of your application, please contact us for an update."
The definition of the 'Received Date' as per this AOR is the date an application reached Ottawa for the first time (not when it reached London).
They also provided an email address in the AOR for a follow-up which is as follows:
LDNIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca
I believe there are applicants from the first round who still may be waiting to hear from this office.
Has anyone attempted to reach them for a follow-up yet? If yes, what is the response from this office?