Good news for who already gave biometrics within the last 10 years, please read:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/biometrics-exemption-permanent-residents.html
Hi everyone, glad to know this group, my case as below
CEC inland
ITA: Sep 2, 2020
AOR: Sep 7, 2020
No updates since then,
(medical exam all done, waiting for biometrics instruction)