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sjp52 said:
I heard it is a lot longer now like 1 year to 1.5 years

depends what your VO office is..........
 
sjp52 said:
I heard it is a lot longer now like 1 year to 1.5 years

CIC publishes figures at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp - so you can check depending on whether you are applying inland or outland and depending on your visa office how long it takes them to process 80% of the cases.