that was so 2009.....I think it is due to Canadian conservative govt that views every application for immigration suspiciously; increase in fraudulent cases from india; strikes etc just pushed the process to a year or more...if you think 57 days of processing of an application was extraordinary, i have relatives who applied in 1960s and 1970s who got their visas in less than a month (maybe I should talk to some British Raj survivor who would say those days consulate diplomats came knocking on my door and issued me visas on the spot)...