Dear All,
Happy to report that I got my PR Card in hand...I landed on 21st Sep at Toronto Airport, Card was printed on 2nd Nov, the Card was received at the CA- Address approx. 6th/ 7th Nov (so approx. 46 days); I got it forwarded to my home country (India) by DHL...Only just received it now, was waiting for the Card in-hand before posting here
A couple of additional points in case it helps->
a. The address I gave of a relative while landing had to be changed bcos my relative moved at short notice...So I changed my mailing address to an UPS Mailbox address using the 'Address Notification' tool on the website..The UPS Store received it smoothly and forwarded it to my address in India by express courier, as per my instructions...I was anxious about this but it worked like a charm..In case anyone else (without friend/family in CA) takes the same route
b. The status on Ecas changed to Complete the same week I landed, the address however was not updated...But I had called CIC and confirmed with them that they have my address on file so I wasn't worried...Around 6th November when I logged in to Ecas, the Canadian address was updated...So this may be an indication of impending PR Card processing
c. I never saw 'PR Card processing' status in Ecas like many members have reported...
Good luck and hope u get ur PRC soon!!