The wait is so difficult
We check ECAS many many times.
I know some people who got decisions after 9 months as you said and after year or more.
Others got decisions after 2 years+ like some 2018 applicants but now the great majority of people who applied after June 2020 got responses after 8 months / 7 months etc... and it’s the same for 2021 applicants like me..
For my file it still received on ecas !

don’t understand why they don’t update it !
Some applicants say maybe they want to process all applications before décembre
I hope so !