I feel sorry for your application processing delay. No Two applications are identical - and each application takes its own path in CIC processing.I wonder which visa offices are processing applications within 5-6 months. My husband's application is currently being processed in Sydney, Australia, known for their lengthy delays in processing visas. We submitted the application in November of last year and his background check has been in progress since April 19.
Recent applications submitted in March and April, have started to receive PPR (passport requests) or at COPR numbers (ppr follows).
May applicants: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/may-2023-outland-spousal-sponsorship.796862/post-10620552
April applicants:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/march-2023-spousal-outland-application.791640/post-10627862
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/april-2023-family-sponsorship-outland.793709/post-10626876
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/april-2023-family-sponsorship-outland.793709/post-10622746
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/april-2023-family-sponsorship-outland.793709/post-10622785
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/april-2023-family-sponsorship-outland.793709/post-10619903
March applicants:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/march-2023-spousal-outland-application.791640/post-10584247
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/march-2023-spousal-outland-application.791640/post-10582077
Are these applications from Sydney, Australia VO??....i dont know. You can research that yourself. But yes, applications have started to process in 5-6 months, which has never happened before.