I'm here to share some good news.
AOR: March 6th, 2019
Med passed: April 13 [On the same date, I received a request for my police certificate, which was already at Canadian embassy]
Request Letter for my common-law partner's docs: Dec 5th, 2019 (he is a Canadian and has nothing to do with my PR, so all docs they requested were redundant)
Otherwise, NOTHING until Feb 4th, 2020. Meanwhile, I requested ATIP notes, sent additional explanations (clarifications) at my initiative, called, inquired - nothing. I don't know if any of what I did helped or it just ran its course.
PR landing interview invitation: Feb 4th, 2020
COPR: Feb 10th. I expected to receive PPR and wasn't sure if landing an interview meant I'm in, but once I got to CIC Etobicoke, it was a standard procedure.
I'm supposed to receive my PR card to my mailbox in 2-3 weeks.
Interestingly enough, once I received COPR, I could see updates in the system:
Eligibility reviewed: December 9, 2019
Background check completed: January 27, 2020
I checked frequently but up until Feb 10th, when I had my interview, their status has not been changed.
It was an excruciatingly long wait. It didn't help that my case was complicated with having to prove my foreign self-employed work experience. I haven't found a single person who would have successfully done it, so I had to figure it all out mostly by myself. I didn't have spare 5k to pay to a lawyer, especially since I'd have to do most of the work myself anyway.
I'm still pinching myself to check if I'm not sleeping.
I hope it ends for all of you soon - and well! Good luck, people.