Hey all, seems I'm finally out of CIO, after my initial email to Ottawa on 27th July and same day response where I was told my file was still at CIO, I noticed my document status changed on 9th August to "we do not need additional documents"and decided to send another email on Friday 18th August in hopes that it had finally been moved to an LVO. I got a response from London this morning that my application is with them and is awaiting review.
So fingers crossed, I'll continue to keep the faith and hope for the very best.
I also hope that everyone whose applications have had lengthy stays at CIO have their files moved to LVOs in the nearest future and wish us all the very best for the rest of the journey!