Thanks a lot! Very thorough.
I also got 2nd AOR in June, I did not know there is 2nd one, I though it was a ghost update or something. My spouse is from Uzbekistan so she will be issued a visa by Moscow VAC too, meaning hello extra waiting time.
Oh boy, I collected all possible waits. 5 years with Quebec for myself, almost a year now for my spouse (and still in process), and delayed citizenship for myself again due to COVID. Murphy's law (zakon podlosti) loves me.
And yeah, I don't trust Quebec and just sent scanned CSQ to Warsaw via web inquiry form
P.S. I am from Kazakhstan but changed my citizenship to Russian not long ago. Wondering if it will delay my application somehow haha.