Totally agree with you... it's so unfair that they don't waive the medical since THEY decided that we should have it done at the beginning of the process instead of at the end. We'll most likely have to pay again for another work permit since it's expiring next February. And there's absolutely nothing we can do or even write to someone. Ugh...
This is a Global Pandemic, and Immigration Canada make little or no alternative for meeting the timelines for spousal sponsorship even way before the Pandemic. I see they make some promises which I am yet to see fulfill. Remember these are hard times.
They are giving us the same deadline to resubmit documents and if we can't submit them within the time frame they gives, we should explain in writing which will still delay your application until they get the documents they ask to be resubmit.
They even ask some people to redo police record from their home country when those applicants have not left canada to commit any crime back in their home country.
I believe that they lost some documents.
Some visa offices are working from home, yet no movements, where those staff are even more safe, because they are social distancing, yet lock of update. And many other things, it is just so unfair .