My timeline for a 1st PR card. I applied from within Canada, online via the PR portal.
Application Received: October 14, 2021
Ghost Update: March 15, 2022
Approved: April 5, 2022
I did not get any email notifications and the PR portal wasn't updated (still says in review). Thankfully I linked the gc profile as someone suggested here.
This process caused me so much unnecessary stress, for months now I had been worried that they lost my application. I tried multiple things like contacting my MP, opening a webform, contacting the PR portal email at different processing centres. I don't think any of these helped, all I got from them was "it's in review". But still worth trying if you're desperate, I guess.
I'll only believe it when it's delivered and I see it, but looks like this is almost over for me. I wish good luck to everyone