Sorry for a noob question: as you guys got CoPRs, even though it expired, you are still Canadian PRs right? The only problem is that you cannot enter the country because of Covid19 ???
CoPR is basically a one time entry visa. If the first step is applying in the Express Entry program, than the last step is landing. Until the applicant lands in the country of Canada and gets the first entry date on their PR visa stamp, he/she cannot claim permanent residency.
If the applicant fails to land within the stipulated time mentioned in the CoPR (i.e. our case), they lose the Canadian visa status. IRCC is giving us special scope to reapply, and that is what we are doing. In normal situation, expired CoPR holders can also reapply to get the Canadian Visa status back.
So, to answer your question, we are not yet the PRs of the maple leaf country.