Like to share my timelines and tips that worked for me to pass along - After 5 months of waiting since eCoPR, I finally have the card in my hands.
Single Applicant - From CEC route.
eCoPR: Sept 28, 2021
Uploaded address & photo: Sept 28, 2021
Application Linked: Jan 10, 2022 (yes it took that long - and could not get any updates from IRCC ends)
From Jan - to February, I repeatedly emailed all IRCC email channels to get an update
February 17, 2022: Got a response from the Prairies that my card has finally been sent to production (
IRCC.ClientPortalPrairies-PrairiesClientPortail.IRCC@cic.gc.ca)
February 19, 2022: GU on IRCC Application for PR card
February 28, 2022: Address on PR portal has been approved, Photo still in review
Mar 1, 2022: Application closed
Mar 7, 2022: Received PR Card in the mail
Original VO: Etobicoke (they sent me for login details for PR portal), PR card came from Sydney
Status on PR portal: Accepted and closed
What I learned:
- From Sept - Dec, IRCC was in "Crisis Mode" aka huge backlogged and not enough people who can move along (this has now been "resolved" as of February so hopefully wait times for you all aren't going to be as bad)
- If you want to call IRCC using their number, expect to try 4-5 times in a row before you can get on the wait time, (i was able to finally speak to someone around 3 pm)
-IRCC only sees as much as you can on your application, they don't have any ability to see the PR portal, I suggest you check that your address on file is the most updated and is correct to make sure there aren't any issues
-While I tried all emails available, I found that
IRCC.ClientPortalPrairies-PrairiesClientPortail.IRCC@cic.gc.ca is the only one that would respond and even then it's to an email sent 2 weeks prior (i sent out an email every 3-4 days with an update on my outstanding processing times).
- Once your address is approved - you're pretty much waiting it out to get the PR card.
Good Luck to everyone and thank you for all the advice I got from here! We'll all likely see each other in 3-4 years when we apply for citizenship and go through this all over again!