I hope this helps anyone needing some insight on processing so far
Type: Online application
Original Application Office: Sydney
Application: Single
Application sent: Sep 30, 2023
AOR: Oct 30 2023
Criminality Passed: Nov 6 2023 valid till Nov 5 2024
Language Test Invite: January 10 2024
Language Test: January 17 2024
Language and Residence Assessment Passed: April 5 2024
MP Contacted IRCC(to no avail): April 4 2024
MP Contacted IRCC(to no avail): June 18 2024
MP Contacted IRCC(to no avail): September 9 2024
IRCC Webfom: September 26 2024
Processing Office Moved to Vancouver: September 2024
GCMS Notes Request: October 11 2024
MP Contacted IRCC(to no avail): Dec 9 2024
Notice of Application Mandamus Sent to IRCC(Lawyer): April 22 2025
CorrespondenceFromIRCCOnMandamus:June25 2025 NoReasonLetter
Affidavit Along with Fed. Court filing: July 8 2025
Received Memorandum of Argument(from IRCC): August 6 2025
(Hence wait for a hearing date decided by Federal Court)
Criminality Passed: Again Nov 1 2025 valid till Nov 1 2026
Prohibition: Jan 21 2026
Background complete: Jan 19 2026
LPP : July 18 2024
Oath Scheduled: Jan 30 2026
Citizenship Ceremony: Feb 14 2026
P.S Based on the timeline and everyone else receiving theirs at around the same time the Mandamus steps did not seem to have affected my application, however if there was something that resulted in further delay it would have helped
