A small update - since the fate of my PR card is still uncertain and I want to return Canada as soon as possible,
I had applied for PRTD on 9th July and I received passport request email on 26th July from Canadian embassy in Abu Dhabi.
I sent my passport to VFS Dubai (accepting passport package only via courier - and its completely idiotic and ridiculous)
1. VFS allows passport package only via courier
2. VFS allows passport package fees only via demand draft
3. One needs to visit bank to get demand draft, and for 50 dirham VFS fee, I had to pay 50 dirham commission
4. One needs to visit courier store to ship it. Not to mention visits to printer & stationary shop to get things printed etc.
so in short, VFS is making lives difficult by making us roam around the town rather than making it easy. As Dubai is completely open, they should allow in person dropoff.