Update
Just received AD as below,
This is in reference to your online application for a temporary resident visa, and further to your enquiry.
Please be advised that at this time your application is currently in progress. If there are extenuating circumstances and your travel is of an urgent nature, kindly provide us with the supporting documentation, so we could facilitate your request in a timely manner. Before we can proceed with your request we kindly ask you to reply via your MyCIC account and advise our office which option better suits your needs:
You may choose to remain in Canada while you submit your passport at our Case Processing Centre Ottawa/Gatineau.
OR
You may choose to travel immediately and we could transfer your application to the Canadian Visa Office abroad of your choice or responsible for the country where you would be residing. For that we would require your written consent that you want us to transfer your application to the Visa Office abroad, please also state the name of the office or country where you would be residing. Please also advise our office if you have already traveled outside of Canada
If you choose to travel while your application is still in progress please note that we cannot guarantee the processing times at the Visa Offices abroad, they will be able to guide your regarding the next steps.
Please submit your response at your earliest convenience in order for us to accommodate your request in a timely manner.
You may also contact the Client Service Centre, toll-free from within Canada, at 1-888-242-2100.
For general questions and to check the status of your application, please use the following online available to you on IRCC website: