Here's my story i would like to share!
Me and my spouse are Software Engineers from India with >3 years exp. Looked options to migrate through EE in 2015 Jan from india. Points were not enough at that time even with good ielts. Planned to enter as a student. Wife came in as a student for Sept 2015 for a 1 year course. I applied for visitor visa considering that i had a good travel history, also had a full time job in a good IT firm. Visitor was taking around 5 days and Spouse OPW was 2 months. So took option 1. Applied for OWP inside canada on Oct 18 2015. processing time kept increasing, Christmas break, syria refugee program added to it. Was a constant follower of this forum from the beginning. There is not even a single day i passed without reading posts here. Though i got some inputs about MPs and Flag polling as an option, nothing worked out. (Though MPs tried to push, it took its own course). Had to put down many job offers which came my way. With mixed feelings, I am here sharing my timelines.
Applied - 18th Oct 2015
MPs confirmed its approved - Feb 5th 2016
Approved on CIC profile - 24th Feb 2016.
Waiting for hard copy.
After this prolonged wait and lessons learnt, hoping to make my next PR process a smooth one.