Walaikum Assalam w.w.
It is hard to predict any next step from CIC and even these days Professional Najoomi's also can't guess the CIC processing times....
Last 4 years were full of surprises from CIC, Like 6-12 months letter & then 18 months letter etc....some got visa and some are stuck at different stages...
As they say something and do something else and I think the reason behind this that they set a target but are not able to achieve it due to some limitations...
Like Staff strength, Strikes, Delay in response from other departments & last they converted many cases from CAIPS to GCMS...
I would say that everyone should apply for GCMS every 3-4 months until PPR is not received to see the real progress on case instead of depending on prediction
In this way we learn the reality about our cases and then we can discuss that with some seniors on this forum....
Always remember in your prayers...
To Apply GCMS, please see below links...
Consent Form for CAIPS/GCMS http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/form-imm5744.asp
Apply Online Via Friend/Relative in Canada https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/
Apply Via Consultant-1 http://www.caips.ca
Apply Via Consultant-2 http://www.caips.com/
Apply Via Consultant-3 http://www.gcmsfile.com/
Apply Via Consultant-4 http://caipsnotes.com/
Apply Via Consultant-5 http://www.visafile.info/
Wassalam,
SMSH