No I have not tried calling CIC. I dont know of any Oct aor still waiting. Even there r rare Nov. Aors waiting for PPR from LVO. About update ....... no update at all, My file is awaiting an officers' review from 16 December 2016 (Transfer date from CIO ottawa to London). Means 106 days......... and officer is not yet ready to open it.
Its the officer who will finalize eligibility, security will come after that.
I want to be honest,,,,,,,,,, LVO is very unfair with most of the applicants from Pakistan. especially PNPs. I have seen 9 cases from September, October and November. All pnps, they were processed at average of 5 months and 10 days. While at the mean time applicants from UAE, KSA and UK were processed within 2 to 3 months.
Indeed LVO issued PPRs to December, Jan and even Feb AORs from these countries.