Yes, i noticed that too. I know when i applied for my PR and Citizenship it advertised a long process time but everything came through RELATIVELY quickly. I hope that this is the same for this program and that the CIC are just covering themselves.This is Interesting. Today, MyCIC account shows the following and the progress bar which indicates they will need another 22 month.
"
We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
You may not hear from us for a little while, this is normal. Most of the progress on your application happens closer to your estimated completion date."
Do you guys see the same in your account?