Did my landing today, the process was simple and quick.
ITA: June 25, 2018
AOR: July 24, 2018
Medical Passed: August 14, 2018
Additional document requested: Nov. 15, 2018
Documents submitted: Nov. 21, 2018
Background check initiated: Nov. 15, 2018
Called agent on December 14to get an update on my application as I had received a job offer. Agent informed me that eligibility and criminality passed and that the additional documents were accepted and ok and that my security check was still going on. She also informed me that everything looked good and to just hang on. Got request for passport December 18, 2018
Passport sent: December 20, 2018
Passport received by Ottawa: Dec. 24, 2018
Passport returned to me on January 10, 2019
Sent an email to the email address provided on the 11th January and got a reply on January 15, 2018 with appointment date for January 30, 2018.
All you guys waiting to hear from IRCC, just keep the faith, it will come. It was a long process for me. I was in the pool since 2016 thought about giving up many times but was encouraged by others to just hold on. So I am telling you the same, and I will keep you in my prayers.
I am now a Canadian Permanent Resident