November applicant, been a silent reader and still waiting for ppr too.
This thread has given my so much peace of mind, knowing that there're many other people waiting for no good reasons. But I noticed that people are getting really frustrated, and finally decided to register and share my own story of bad luck xp
FSW - Inland
VO: Sydney, NS (the notorious CB01126)
AOR: Nov 24, 2018
Eligibility: RR for police record (more on this later)
Criminality: in progress
Security: not started
Medical: valid until Jan 2, 2019
Info sharing: complete
I was in Hong Kong until May 2009, just over 6 months in the past 10 years when I applied. The HK police department needed a letter from CIC in order to directly send the record to CIC, unlike most countries that offer a copy of records to individuals.
ADR HK police record: Jan 2, 2019
Received by CIC: Feb 5, 2019
Everything else with eligibility is cleared, but no one has checked this single piece of paper in over 7 months. Also tried all the contact methods but only getting generic replies plus an occasional "don't worry, we received the police record and it's pending an officer review, everything is good". I've been thinking that if I had applied in May without having to mention Hong Kong, I might be getting PR already. I've been studying in Canada and graduating right now, so I had to apply for work permit, though I've been hopeful that I'll get PR before this.
However I'm not going to withdraw my application and reapply as I think it'll unnecessarily complicate the case. I understand the feeling of life being on-hold waiting for the decision, like personally, I'd wish to apply for government positions and really need the PR. But I decide to take a break after graduation, and if I still don't get pr in a month or two, start applying to random jobs and see what I get.