Hi hoping you and others like me get the passport request soon. Any idea if there is a difference between the web form submitted using the travel exemption link and web form submitted separately or are these one and the same?
Yes, these are two different webforms.
To expedite processing of a submitted TRV application, IRCC suggests to fill in the below form.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...us-covid19/visitors/visa.html#step-2-existing