For those who are asking about how the IRCC is picking applications to process
Renewal time has gone up yet again from 126 days to 132 days. As expected things are getting worse. When I applied 8 weeks ago it was 90 days. So, it went up by 40+ days in two months. Unbelievable
PS: I wasn't following first time cards, but I remember at some point within the last 2 months it was 50 days. Now it's 126 days
It's a typical government office; inefficient.
They need people who can help to automate their processes and reduce the lag time.
If you think about it, 90% of the applications for PR renewal should simply be automated. All the information they ask us too submit is already there in different systems of the government. If they can make the decision on the same day that they start processing the application, the 5 months waiting for that to happen is an absolute waste.
3 months before the renewal date we should automatically get an automated email to verify the details for accuracy and upload latest photos. That's it.
Rest 10% applications which are complicated should be manually processed.