Don't freeze your life, IRCC didn't ask you to go into stasis, etc. Logically speaking, can you commit to a 5 year agreement on a house or anything while waiting for PPR? Nobody is saying they are idle, we can't commit long term to anything because PPR can come anytime, so there's no breech of contract. Majority of us have things doing already, we cant just make certain decisions because there's an application with IRCC pending. So, when someone complains about timelines, or the fact that they are rendered frozen, it does not mean they are just in a pause, there are more likely unable to make certain long-term plans.
As for prolonged timelines, my impression is that human-factor play a role in delays. Officer X has been assigned to 12 applications, then Officer X takes a vacation, then Officer X goes on maternity leave, when Officer X returns she spends time chit-chatting with colleagues about her experience here and there, officer X then treats 1 application. Application 1 is then transferred to another office (eg CBSA), where another Officer Y dilly-dallies. If you catch my drift. The human element and variability in applications are the major cause of the delays;
1. Organizational division to specific task.
2. Increased workforce.
3. Standardization of application process.
These are just a few ways to improve efficient processing of applications.
