Hello everyone,
Finally good news for us. Got my Wife's passport request last week.
Here's my timeline
Applied: 18th April, 2016
Medicals: done upfront on 17th March, 2016
AOR 1 (CIC-Mississauga): 6th May, 2016
AOR 2 (New Delhi): 31st May, 2016
Received letter to provide more photos on 17th Oct, 2016 - provided the same within 1 week
Passport Request: 31st Jan, 2017 - sent passport to Ottawa same day as my wife is here on visitor visa
Currently awaiting for passport to be returned.
Good luck to all and hoping for speedy processing for everyone.