I share your frustration.
Category 2 have been treated very poorly.
When we applied, the official London VO website stated 6 months for FSW Cat 2 processing and yet we have been at the VO since
early March and not yet even received our Medical Requests.
I make it
370 days since we applied today.
You applied some time after us.
I think CIC are very unfair on those of us with bona fide jobs in Canada, especially those who are already working there and whose job is easy to verify.
There was a definite decision made to hold off on Cat 2 for the first part of this year intake, which was not announced to us and which has made waiting very difficult and stressful and in our case it has meant expensive as well.
If we get our Visas before Christmas now, I will be surprised.