I've spent around $3000 with paper-based PNP expecting around 12-15 months of processing times but right now I don't know where my application is, if it's been opened and whether it's complete or not. If it's not complete, my PNP certificate is expired anyway, so...
I'm disappointed with processing times, you'd think that something as easy to verify as Canadian work experience (T4, Pay Stubs, etc) would have a similar processing time as CEC. I simply don't understand why? We're inland applicants, why aren't we being given the same priority as CEC or AIPP? Other paper-based streams have very reasonable processing times so I don't think paper is a valid excuse in this case.
I'm basically giving up on PNP, with CEC and the new pathways I can't see anyone choosing to wait 2 years stuck on the same company with 0 guarantees.