On my side, I wrote a letter to csis and will fax it today. I was told by two different call center agents that the deadline on my file is February 9 and that they can do something after that date, so if I don't hear anything by February 9, I will call again and also ask for a second set of notes. I'm thinking that this date has to be written somewhere on my notes as two different agents gave me the same date on two different calls. But then, of course the officers can simply set another deadline, so I'm not really sure if this deadline is actually something strict.
Yes we can contact the MP or write the minister but don't you think we should at least wait till March, ie one year after placing the application? Because if we do that now, it's very likely that we'll get a reply along the lines of "background check is dependent on external agencies or local offices whose processing times we cannot predict."
We don't even know what this bg check is or does and I have no idea what's causing the delay! Just some lazy localofficer not replying to an enquiry sent by CIC or what??