Its been more than a month I think the answer for me is still the same. I also asked the officer back then like if everything is passed why is it taking so long. I was just told its not in our hands we can expedite the process. I didnt order gcms notes coz my consultant told me that when everything is cleared you dont need one. So here i am a month later with nothing. I was first told your file is in nova scotia, few days later i was told its in ottawa and now i am being told its in etobicoke.
Interesting, I didn't know that about the notes. If it were me, I would still maybe look into getting them? They can tell you a lot. Cause if you just passed everything a month ago, and are waiting, then according to IRCC, that's still within their lead time (they told me Final Decision could take from two weeks to a couple of months).
However, if you get the notes and see that you passed everything months ago, like Oct 2020, then I think what's happening to you has been happening to a lot of people. There are a lot of people on this forum who passed all stages last Oct/Nov, and who are still waiting for a decision. Then there are people who passed all stages two weeks ago and are getting through. It seems if you passed all stages in Oct/Nov 2020, there is some sort of backlog or reshuffling going on, kinda like what happened with March/April/May applicants and Biometrics, being stuck in the "Criminality in Progress, Security Not Started" Phase and being overlooked (nothing actually confirmed, just the patterns people are noticing). The GCMS notes should at least point you in the right direction.
I was told that as well about my file. It was in NS, and then approved in Ottawa, and will be sent to Etobicoke. But as to what any of that means, I'm not really sure!