I was also in the same boat as you all are. I got my new COPR after a lot of back and forth emails with the IRCC.
Landed here March 2022 and let me tell you this: Canada, in general, is slow...I mean extremely painstakingly slow at doing things. So when IRCC tells you to get something done that benefits you, You should just do it right away. Period.
Because if you wait and defer that, you never know where in the queue your file is going to go.
This also translates into banking: 1hr wait time on the phone to talk to customer support is normal. So please get everything done to the T. Don't leave any scope for errors (at least try to)
Cheers