Just wanted to update my timeline again:
CEC ITA 21st Feb
AOR 24th Feb
MEP and IP2 6th March
PPR 4th April
Passport Sent: 4th April
Passport Received in Ottawa : 6th April
Status Update: 10th April (even though the email that indicated a change in status was sent on 12th April)
Return Tracker triggered: 11th April
Received my Passport + COPR: 13th April (REQUEST FOR A SIGNATURE ON THE RETURN ENVELOPE.)
Flag poling: 19th April (tentative)
PS: My passport was sent to the wrong address initially, which did cause a bit of panic. After knocking the doors of a couple of houses, I finally found out my passport. I admittedly made a rookie mistake of not requesting for a signature. Please make sure you REQUEST FOR A SIGNATURE ON THE RETURN ENVELOPE.
Worst case scenario, if Canada Post do end up losing your passport, make sure you go to the distribution centre or Canada Post Depot. Going to the Canada Post in Shoppers will rarely yield any positive results (based on my own experience + reading at least 10 blogs)
Lastly, grandi ragazzi to all my amicos here! You folks have been very helpful! Best of luck with your application!