I landed on 14th October'18 at Pearson Airport. Officer said I will receive PR card approximately in 47 days (as per processing time on that day I guess). Canada Post strike wasn't in effect during those dates. Although, I linked my account, I don't see any ghosts showing up in there.
I will call up CIC around 1st dec to check the status of the card. I believe there is an opportunity for CIC to make the process smoother by issuing the PR cards directly at service Canada.
Although, applying for PRTD may add some to treasury, Issuing PR cards would avoid inconvenience to majority of the families who intend to travel. If service Canada takes up the PR card thing, it can also charge for pictures and issue cards in 7-15 days. I have seen they are very efficient in their other processes. CIC also has the opportunity to make PR card issuance at premium charge, this should be done during landing.