Hey guys! Nice to see another thread for the Kitchener office. Yes, the Kitchener office is notoriously slow. And the proof is... there was another thread not too different from this one a while back that holds the sad history of our beloved Kitchener office. That thread is here:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/kitchener-local-office-after-bill-c6.530751/
Here's my timeline:
Location: Kitchener when applied. Later moved to Cambridge.
App Sent: June 1, 2020
App Delivered: June 2, 2020
AOR: Nov 9, 2020
ECAS In Process: Dec 18, 2020
New Tracker Info
Background Complete: June 28, 2020
Language, Physical Presence, Prohibitions all In Progress
Also, I've seen posts about agents informing applicants that online test invites come randomly from the test-ready pool and can come even from the Sydney office even while the app is in transit to the local office. So the online test invite delays might not entirely be the Kitchener office's fault.