Another friend found that IRCC prioritized
Canadians returning home
Vulnerable people
People who perform or support essential services.
She is in construction which is essential in Quebec. Maybe that’s the answer
That seems implausible.
1. Why would they prioritize those? Citizenship does not give you any advantages over PR except you cannot vote, be elected, and work on jobs with top secret clearance.
2. How would they even do this? Would they read through all paper applications to find people who work in essential services on a year old applications? What if they do not work there anymore? What if they did not work in essential services when applied but work now?
3. There would be some sort of communication from the CIC regarding that