Thank you so much, I found it very useful. Even thought it is not a good news for me, at least I know that I should expect a delay for my case.Someone posted this on FB group where some cases are moved to local Montreal CIC office and this might be useful info.
Hi everyone,
From what I understood from an IRCC telecentre agent, I came across a pretty nice Quebec who explained a very interesting piece for the 2018 claimants:
Some of the 2018 PR claimants have had their files transferred to a Claim Processing Office located in Montreal. This solution was adopted because many PR requests were received in summer 2018 which is beyond IRCC (Central Office) capacity. From his experience, the agent told me that requests that pass through this Montreal office delay much longer than other treaties in the IRCC central office as they do more in-depth background checks and criminality compared to what they do. requires IRCC. From what he told me this might explain the delay for the 2018 (including myself)