I applied outside Canada, and just as you said, I'm supposed to get an automatic acknowledgement but I didn't this time around. Could it be because the application has been approved technically and my passport requested for?
Just as you advised, I will TRY not to be worried and anticipate an acknowledgement from IRCC.
Thanks so much for your timely responses.
I really can't tell. All the webforms I have sent have been when waiting for a decision and I got emails of acknowledgement. I just found a screenshot from one of these and the submitting screen says:
"Success!
Your enquiry has been sent to the visa office processing your application. You should receive a reply within 28 working days (by email, regular mail or fax).
If your application is within normal processing times you may not receive a reply from the visa office.
If your message contains new information for your application (e.g. adding a newborn or change of address) your file will be updated but the visa office may not respond to your email."
Visa offices and IRCC take forever to reply to anything and will rarely reply to emails. However, they will open your webform and update your info and may not notify you. Don't trick yourself into thinking you will be ignored. I also don't think that your approval has to do with not receiving an email. Lastly, if you are sure your two webforms were correctly sent, then you should not send a single more, this will only delay everyone waiting from your visa office.