small update from me - when i submitted my application on dec 14th i foolishly forgot to include my PR AOR because I was trying to jam some other things into the LOE single pdf. I sent the AOR via webform that same day.
I was worried my application would get rejected if any automatic electronic checks were done right away like they do with PR because webform response times had slowed down by then. When I talked to the call centre the next day about it they said it should be fine, they won't pick up my file for checks for some time.
Today, a MONTH after submitting the webform, I finally got the standard reply "we have received the document and passed it on" etc It's crazy how much things have slowed down, webform replies were always within 5 business days.