Hi all,
First time poster, long time creeper.
I'm excited to say that my partner landed at CIC-Etobicoke today. We were received at Mississauga with OWP on Mar 17, got both AORs when everyone else did. We were sent a request for info on Jun 1, received it on Jun 22, and responded on June 29. WP was approved on Jul 9 for two years. On Jul 19 the OWP arrived and we got SA. On Jul 20 we got DM and invited to a landing interview for this morning.
We called CIC about our info request and they said we had been selected for a pilot project of 34k applications to be expedited. I believe CIC identified our app as straightforward and basically complete, and pushed it through. My partner is Irish, we have similar backgrounds, are the same age, travelled to see each other every 5 weeks for a year before he came to Canada on an IEC, and had tons of documentation to show our relationship and cohabitation.
I believe that applicants from certain countries and demographics are being prioritized so that CIC can publicize their results on campaign promises. The spreadsheet shows the other applicants whose cases have been rushed through are Aus and American.
Good luck to everyone!