Received my new GCMS notes on March 28 (I had applied for my physical file in Feb 12 which I received March 12, whereas now I have received the electronic file). First off, it pleasantly surprised me to receive it today since I wasn't expecting it till Apr 28 as they usually tell you it takes up to 30 days. It shows:
Medicals: passed (Jan/11/2016)
Eligibility: passed (Feb/17/2016)
Criminality: passed (Feb/26/2016)
Security: not started (due date: Jul/30/2016).
Couple of things I understand from reading the electronic file:
a) different agents evaluate each subsection. For instance, in my case, all other agents were fast in evaluating each subsection (they all took at most 2 months since they started to finish each assessment: e.g. the medical assessment, the eligibility, and so forth. The agent who is in charge of my security assessment last updated said subsection Jul 31/2015!!! And hasn't touched it since then. So my application won't make progress until she starts it. I say "she" cause I know her full name since it was written in my phsyical file).
b) your entire file is complete until all four assessments are done. So it's four different agents evaluating your entire application by subsection, one assigned respectively to each.
c) as I had originally thought, ANY status update request, whether through MP office, or search enquiry, or even requesting ATIP or GCMS notes, DOES in fact generate more work for them as they have to update the system woth absolutely everything related to the file. Now I've confirmed it as my GCMS notes were 37 pages long and include every single attempt I made to get an update.
So friends, if you got your GCMS notes, check the due date on each assessment as that will give you a good idea of when you will get your PPR (by latest).
Best of luck to us. I have a feeling we will have big news the week of April 25-29 (big news coming April 26. Mark my words). Stay strong friends!
Best
Jimmy
