I just made this account today because I wanted to share an update.
As far as my family goes: My mom's a Canadian citizen, my dad and I are US citizens. Pretty straight forward situation --IRCC never contact me for any additional info.
Here's my timeline:
- I mailed my paper adult application (non-urgent processing) from Northeastern US on July 15, 2022
- They emailed me an AOR on August 18, 2022. This was the first time I was able to see the date they received my application, which was July 25, 2022. After receiving the AOR my status became Application Received
- They started processing my application on January 26, 2023. I only saw this once my status changed from Application Received to Decision Made, which was either January 27 or January 30, 2023 (I didn't check on the 27th and checked later in the day on the 30th so I can't be sure)
- They mailed out my certificate on February 1, 2023 (hasn't arrived just yet). I only saw this update once my status changed from Decision Made to Complete on February 2, 2023
So between them receiving my application and mailing out my certificate it took
6 months and 8 days (or
4 months and 13 work days, which excludes Canadian holidays).
Edit to add: Despite applying before January 4, 2023, I was not one of the people offered an e-certificate.