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I just checked right now and it finally started "In Process" July 30th, 2020. what happens during this stage?

"In process" means it has been triaged and assigned to a senior officer at Vancouver's humanitarian migration office for adjudication of your H&C claims (Stage 1). This can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months, depending on the complexity and nature of your case.
 
"In process" means it has been triaged and assigned to a senior officer at Vancouver's humanitarian migration office for adjudication of your H&C claims (Stage 1). This can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months, depending on the complexity and nature of your case.
My guess it will stay "In Process" even after the Stage 1 letter was issued. Am I right?
 
Were you required to change schools for your Ph.D. programs? Was this AIP or final decision?
No, I do not need to change mu Ph.D. school, you can st=udy in the province and live in another one no problem
It was CoPR, the final decision.
 
"In process" means it has been triaged and assigned to a senior officer at Vancouver's humanitarian migration office for adjudication of your H&C claims (Stage 1). This can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months, depending on the complexity and nature of your case.

Ah ok thank you for this, I appreciate it.
 
My guess it will stay "In Process" even after the Stage 1 letter was issued. Am I right?

Generally, yes, it will remain In Process until it changes to Decision Made and the file is concluded. (If the final stage 2 decision is positive, then it will further change to Complete once you have landed as PR. Recently some people have experienced some back and forth between In Process and Application Received, meaning it's reverted back to the latter for a period, but I would not read too much into that in case it happens to you. It's more helpful to periodically check and click on your status to see if any new line has appeared; for instance, notifying you that a letter has been sent to you, etc.
 
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I also noticed today that the estimated processing time has been reduced from 29 to 28 months now, which is also somewhat encouraging.
 
No, I do not need to change mu Ph.D. school, you can st=udy in the province and live in another one no problem
It was CoPR, the final decision.

Interesting that given the PhD in Quebec, which sounds full-time, creates longterm connection to Quebec so I am surprised. In general you usually need to show that you have cut off your conenctions with Quebec. I guess there is some flexibility.