contact our mp about our application today this was the response I get back.
Hello ******, and thank you for your email.
I spoke with IRCC this afternoon about several constituent files, yours among them.
Applications are not taken at random. They are dealt with as they are received
Your application has been reviewed to ensure all the documents required are included and correct
Your application’s next step is to be assigned to an officer, the officer will send you the acknowledgement of receipt
Your application arrived at its destination on March 19, 2020, which is when staff began working from home. All civil service work across all ministries slowed down due to this. That said, your application is still well within the pre-covid timeline of an average of 12 months.
Please keep in mind that IRCC receives hundreds of thousands of applications every year. There was a backlog of files before covid disrupted everything, there is no denying the delay situation is worse now. However, staff are very aware that people need to be with their loved ones and they are doing everything they can to make this happen.