I also got the email from IRCC today. There is nothing new that we are not aware of but atleast they have sent some communication about the process.
Below is the content:
Update on IRCC processing capacity for your Economic Class – Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) application.
Dear client,
Thank you for your interest in Canada. We are looking forward to having you here.
Due to the impacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we’re experiencing longer than usual processing delays. Rest assured, we are still actively processing your Economic Class – Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) application, but it will take longer than usual to get back to you.
This also means that we are unable to provide accurate processing times on individual applications at this time. As a result, we have removed the progress bar in the online account of Economic Class – Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) clients. You can still get the most current information about the status of your Economic Class – Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) application by checking the ‘Details about application status’ section in your
online account.
In order to provide you with the most up-to-date information about our current processing capacity, we are posting weekly updates on
expected processing delays by type of application.