Hi everyone,
Just wanted to share my timeline, hope this will be insightful to anyone who's on the same boat.
Summer 2020 SDS Application - Submitted online in March 2020 with upfront medicals (got them done beforehand to save time.)
Received Biometrics request the next day - Enrolled and Completed in 2 days.
Deferral to Fall 2020 - AIP in August 2020 from CPC Edmonton.
GCMS shows everything passed and VO satisfied for approval in June 2020 - OPR created in August but inactive.
Meanwhile, Medicals expired in October.
Countless webforms and emails to CPCs - Didn't get any useful info.
Received Medical request again in Jan 2021 -Passed and status updated in 2 days.
February 1 2021 - Received both BVL and OPR.
Submitted the webform on VFS website for Passport Pickup and Payment link. I'm hoping to hearing back from them in 48hrs.
Will keep updating this post.
Good Luck, people.