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Has anyone ordered Gcms notes recently?

Amu7809

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Feb 16, 2017
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Hi Guys, I am November 2019 applicant and ordered my GCMS couple of months back, still haven't received yet. Do you have any idea why it's taking so long?
 

TempResident

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May 16, 2016
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Germany/Argentina
Guys, thanks for sharing your timeline here. But I think it’s alarming and discouraging that most of you are 2019 applicants and have not even taken the test yet. Not to mention the other checks such as language etc that you would think can be done while awaiting for the proper thecnology to come thru. I am a June 2020 applicant and can foresee my Oath taking ceremony being well into Q1 of 2022. What can we the applicants do about this whole delay thing ?
 

Interstellaraliens

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Feb 27, 2020
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Guys, thanks for sharing your timeline here. But I think it’s alarming and discouraging that most of you are 2019 applicants and have not even taken the test yet. Not to mention the other checks such as language etc that you would think can be done while awaiting for the proper thecnology to come thru. I am a June 2020 applicant and can foresee my Oath taking ceremony being well into Q1 of 2022. What can we the applicants do about this whole delay thing ?
In most cases, there is nothing much we can do other than just wait and hope that our application is being worked on.
With the recent updates from IRCC, things have started moving like online tests and stuff but its more like at the slowest possible speed with lots of stops in between.
There is a group on facebook and twitter that has been raising the concern on social media and some news channels have made stories about it as well.
 

Interstellaraliens

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Feb 27, 2020
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Hi Guys, I am November 2019 applicant and ordered my GCMS couple of months back, still haven't received yet. Do you have any idea why it's taking so long?
I know some people did receive their notes in 30 days . I have ordered mine as well. Will see if it comes in a months timeline.
Ordered it last month
 

anandg12

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Jun 26, 2015
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I recieved mine as well. Everything shows not started except criminality which I passed. My application has been in process since November 6th but paper file section says In transit and office as CPC Sydney, does that mean local office (Montreal) has not picked up my application yet?
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Apr 29, 2015
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I recieved mine as well. Everything shows not started except criminality which I passed. My application has been in process since November 6th but paper file section says In transit and office as CPC Sydney, does that mean local office (Montreal) has not picked up my application yet?
Well the data you see on the notes reflects the date it was pulled from the GCMS system (likely not the date you applied or date you received the notes).

This is speculation but I think the files could placed in a queue to be accepted by a local office - And this happens when CPC-Sydney changes to IP. May bne at the time your notes were pulled, your application might have been in the queue on the way to the local office.

That is why, ordering notes so early is not recommended because you won't find information that is very useful IMO. Ordering notes after 4 - 6 months after IP will show slightly more details and probably some details that the local office has entered into the GCMS system.
 
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Fawny43

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Jul 26, 2019
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Well I just ordered my GCMS files today and I can't wait to see what has and hasn't been done since I applied in July 2019 and went to In Process on November 5, 2019. I have been a permanent resident of Canada since October 4, 2000 and not even so much as a parking ticket. I am over the age of 55 and do not have to take the knowledge test. So let's see how long it takes to get my records and exactly what has been done in over 18 months, including before and after the pandemic started.
 

zafhil

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Apr 1, 2020
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Can you share details with us? I’m curious to knowing if there has been any updates for those who hadn’t been scheduled to test and got canceled. Thanks
As for Assessments, nothing has started yet!

Knowledge: Not Started
Residence: Not Started
Language: Not Started
Criminality: Passed
Oath: Not Started
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It's confusing to understand it as well! -- Asking experts in here, is there anything I have to pay attention to?
 

jcttt

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Mar 6, 2017
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As for Assessments, nothing has started yet!

Knowledge: Not Started
Residence: Not Started
Language: Not Started
Criminality: Passed
Oath: Not Started
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It's confusing to understand it as well! -- Asking experts in here, is there anything I have to pay attention to?
When did you apply? Mine is October 2019, AOR January 20 2020, in progress 5 February 2020. No updates since then.

Here is the details:
Knowledge: In progress
Residence: Not Started
Language: Not Started
Criminality: Passed
Oath: Not Started
 
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