Welcome to the Group! Your file will be assessed for completion of all required documents in Mississauga; if there's anything missing e.g. signature on a form; your whole file will be returned. If your file is complete; you will get AOR1 (Acknowledgment of Receipt); indicating your file has been accepted for processing; this is taking about 4-6 weeks. Next, you will receive a email from IRCC asking you to link your online account on GCKEY, here you will find a request to upload your Applicant's Schedule A and PCC; the request letter and upload button does not always show up on GCKEY; so you might have to contact IRCC via call centre or webform to let them know so they can either activate it for you or tell you another method of sending this information.
Next, you will receive your SA (Sponsor Approval) email; Lastly, Mississauga might issue the medical request or New Delhi might; for many of the 2017 Applicants; we got our medical request from Mississauga from March and onward; not sure if Mississauga is still sending the medical request. Overall, your file will spend about 1-2 months at Mississauga. Once Mississauga receives all required documents and the requested information; your file will be transferred to New Delhi.
Currently, it is taking about anywhere from 2-7 months to get DM (Decision Made) and PPR (Passport Request) from New Delhi. - This is where it becomes completely silent for months and months.
New Delhi is where your relationship will be assessed and Applicant's PR portion will be assessed; if they have any doubts, they will ask for additional documents (e.g. more pictures) or might put you in Interview Queue.
Hope this helps!