I got my PPR today which was a huge shock since my background status never changed from 'Not Applicable' throughout the whole process. In all it took 4 months and 3 days from AOR to PPR, which I believe is quite fast for an inland PNP at the moment, so I am very happy.
Here is my timeline with some details:
ITA - 23 August
AOR - 8 September
Meds passed - 5 October
ADR - 9 November - Settlement Plan (because I am an Ontario PNP, however currently staying in Quebec, they wanted to make sure I do have legitimate plans to settle in Ontario)
Uploaded Settlement Plan - 13 November
GCMS notes ordered - 14 December (haven't received them yet - expecting them next week)
PPR - 11 January
It wasn't until this afternoon that I finally saw my background check status change to "In Progress" for the first time (and I was checking every day), but I received the PPR email in my inbox just after seeing the update in my profile.
Good luck to everyone else waiting for theirs and thank you to anyone who answered any of my questions during this process which for me has been over 19 months in total!