Just wanted to share my experience to those who have linked the PR App for a while but cannot link the OWP App.
here is my timeline, just for your guys' reference:
App Received: May 8
PR AOR: July 16
PR Linked: July 17
OWP Linked: Aug 2
OWP Approval: Aug 2
CSQ Request: July 26
I sent an inquiry to IRCC via webform on Aug 1 and mentioned that my wife's AOR was issued on July 16, but we still could not link the OWP application. We would like to check the status on the file since my wife's existing work permit would be expired on Aug 18, so we requested that IRCC took a quick look into the file.
A day after that inquiry got sent, I was able to link the OWP Application in the morning, and the application was approved in the afternoon.
I guess that the webform team can intervent the process by notifying the agent any important info on a specific file.
Hope this experience is helpful.