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Advise IRCC of your travel plans and ask for the test/oath not be scheduled during this time. Although some applicants have not been successful with it has worked for me as after letting IRCC know of my travel dates my oath was scheduled before the planned trip.

Try going through this one first: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/discover-canada.html

It will. After DM made you just have to wait for the oath invite.... I know the wait can be a bit stressful but also a time you will remember as it is a positive feeling of anticipation!

Yes you would have to wait until your wife qualifies if you want to apply together.

Has happened. Or ecas updated but no email/mail. Rare but yes it can happen.

Discover Canada. You can order or download it on Ircc website.

Only up to 1 year tho. So under current rules eligible to apply in Feb 2020 if you do not and have not left Canada.

You will not receive a book by mail unless you order it. There is also a link in your email where you can download it as well. Link to order a hardcopy, it's free of charge: https://smp.gilmore.ca/web/richsmp/layout/generica/UserMain.faces

In the end it luckily worked out....I had the trip planned for a while and did give IRCC my travel dates.

Regarding urgent processing...I had 6 business days between my oath and travel and they wouldn't process as urgent (next business day) as my flight did not leave the next day or two, but only as express pick up (2-9 days). And urgent process is not guaranteed even with confirmed airfare as...

Yes you can travel with your PR card until your oath. The 10 days is for both, initial or renewal, but only at a passport office if you apply in person. At another Service Canada location it will take 20 days.

Yes. As discussed under other topics chances are you will be asked for those during interview.

You do not have to include the expired passport as it is not within the last 5 years nor has it been valid in the last 5 years.

Yes it will.

I think for your peace of mind wait for the report to fill in the blanks. As you already said you are waiting for PCP anyway so I think it would benefit you if you wait for the report as you wont be worrying about those blank dates after submitting you application.

All the best! You will not regret it...

My experience was that the process of applying for citizenship was way easier than applying for PR. I am anxious as well and imagined all kind of scenarios of what if's. My process took 5 months to complete and I still worried every time someone received the test invite or oath invite before me...

FP request don't seem to extend the process too much from what other users have reported, seems to be average of 4-6 weeks.

Routine application is when you go through the stages without any additional or minor requests from IRCC. Non-Routine would most likely happen if you receive a full RQ.....

Canadian Citizens can apply for TN visa if eligible: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/canadian-and-mexican-citizens