Yeah. I d k why the heck they are not transferring our files to Vancouver if they can't process it.Of course in sense. They can not officially announce to pause anything. But according to the forums and chat groups, they do. Because there is no updates from Winnipeg office in recent months at all. Heard several applicants who transferred to Winnipeg, then transferred again to Vancouver during the pandemic are getting PR.
My friend git a call from Vancouver last week ..visa officer gave him a courtesy call to let him know that we have processed ur file but can't issue u pr as ur spouse is out of country.. u have to wait for travel restrictions. She further mentioned that this file was in winnipeg for 7 months and they never touched it and that ..winnipeg is overwhelmed with files so they redistributed to us