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Location: Kitchener
Physical Days: 1195
Method: paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: May 28, 2022
Delivered: June 02, 2022
AOR: June 15, 2022
ECAS Update: June 16, 2022
Location: Kitchener
Physical Days: 1195
Method: paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: May 28, 2022
Delivered: June 02, 2022
AOR: June 15, 2022
ECAS Update: June 16, 2022
Background verification completion: July 22, 2022
Background verification completion Update: July 26, 2022
Test Invite: July 27, 2022
Test Date: Aug 5, 2022 - Aug 25, 2022
 
Location: Kitchener
Physical Days: 1195
Method: paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: May 28, 2022
Delivered: June 02, 2022
AOR: June 15, 2022
ECAS Update: June 16, 2022
Background verification completion: July 22, 2022
Background verification completion Update: July 26, 2022
Test Invite: July 27, 2022
Test Date: Aug 5, 2022 - Aug 25, 2022

It's ridiculous that Paper applications are getting processed so much quicker. Others who submitted online back in Oct/November last year only have AOR.....

You submitted your application in May and we are in August and you have already done your test. There are literally 100's of people who applied online who only have AOR...
 
Location: Kitchener
Physical Days: 1195
Method: paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: May 28, 2022
Delivered: June 02, 2022
AOR: June 15, 2022
ECAS Update: June 16, 2022
Background verification completion: July 22, 2022
Background verification completion Update: July 26, 2022
Test Invite: July 27, 2022
Test Date: Aug 5, 2022 - Aug 25, 2022
That's great timeline. When were you able to create account on Client Application Status (CAS) tool? I received AOR today but I am not able register as the system doesn't identify my details. Also, what is ECAS?
 
Timeline:

Type: Paper application
Location: Mississauga
Physical Presence Days: 1110
Application: Family
Application sent: June 1st, 2022
Delivered: June 9th, 2022
Returned due to incomplete app: June 24th, 2022 (No error on my part, Just IRCC's Stupidity on my Daughter's app)
Delivered: June 17th, 2022
Returned Again due to incomplete app: 7th July 2022 (Again No error on my part, Earlier they said my son's app was complete and received, but they asked again for additional personal ID docs for my son's app)
Delivered: 20th July, 2022
AOR : 26th July 2022
Were you able to register for Client Application Status (CAS) ?
 
It's ridiculous that Paper applications are getting processed so much quicker. Others who submitted online back in Oct/November last year only have AOR.....

You submitted your application in May and we are in August and you have already done your test. There are literally 100's of people who applied online who only have AOR...
There should be a disclaimer written in bold, that says :
For online applications, your processing will be massively delayed.

At that moment people will make their informed decision before choosing their application type, this caught me personally by surprise, had I known this fact, I would have applied paper based.
 
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Type: Paper application
Location: Toronto, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1135
Application: Family (2 adults)
Application sent: June 20, 2022
Delivered: June 22, 2022
AOR: July 6, 2022

Still can't create the account to access the status tracker and getting the error message: "Incorrect UCI or application number. Please try again" ....the wait begins!

Update on ECAS: "We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on June 23, 2022."
 
That's great timeline. When were you able to create account on Client Application Status (CAS) tool? I received AOR today but I am not able register as the system doesn't identify my details. Also, what is ECAS?
ECAS Link : https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do
This gives a high level status of your application.

for CAS tool, I received an email asking me to register and I registered only after that. The email came 1 or 2 days after getting AOR
 
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At what stage the change in status happens, any idea how long it is taking approx these days?

It is my understanding that in the past the 'In Process ecas' column in the spreadsheet was used to track the actual status change on the ecas. However, since online applications do not use ecas, the entries these days are just the In Progress status in the new tracker, which usually happens the day after aor.

So its hard to tell how long it takes for In Process on ecas but the status itself means your application was forwarded to the local office (you can check the description of statuses in the link after you click on "Application Received" on ecas).
 
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Location: Kitchener
Physical Days: 1195
Method: paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: May 28, 2022
Delivered: June 02, 2022
AOR: June 15, 2022
ECAS Update: June 16, 2022
Background verification completion: July 22, 2022
Background verification completion Update: July 26, 2022
Test Invite: July 27, 2022
Test Date: Aug 5, 2022 - Aug 25, 2022

That is a great timeline. Good to see IRCC catching up on the applications.

One question on the status of my application ( it was paper application with family)
This link shows https://cst-ssc.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/dashboard application as in progress
where as https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/viewcasestatus.do link shows "application received" and not in process.
Which status is accurate?