Thank you for your suggestions. Is it really an issue worth of the MPs time? I mean I have no clue the issues that MPs in Canada occupy themselves with. I read in this forum a guy who got his PR card 119 days after landing (which is almost 4 months), and I think he had the same issue of the photographs. Yes, MPs office regularly deals with residents issues with CIC (probably the most problematic department they deal with). I already knew people in the MPs office, however I have observed that every other person who comes there has an issue with CIC. Don't worry every MP has staff (employees of Canadian Government) that deal with these matters on the MP's behalf. These are not like the MPs in our country, here they think long-term and know even though you are not eligible to vote today, after 5 years, you, your friends and family will not vote for that MP if his staff was not good to you.
Yes it is surprising how ALL of the photos (of 5 family members) somehow don't conform to their photograph standards. I suspect they've lost them or something and are just making up the standard excuse. Anyways, I'm relieved that the issue isn't anything major and now I at least know the direction in which my PR card is heading and at least I know they've tried to process it. Yes I am also of the same opinion here. They do not take this long to inform you about photo issues and add the fact that when you called them they could not locate your application, is an indication of something wrong with their record. Though I doubt they lost your photographs, as they were scanned into the system at the time your COPR was issued.
Thank you for your reply. What you have said makes sense, however it is still a primary photo ID for permanent residents living in Canada. And I like to travel considerably myself so would definitely require the PR card will be essential. Don't need to carry your PR card with you everywhere. Here your driving licence is the primary ID. It is the one of few (only one if you are civilian) government issued IDs that have both your Photograph and your address on it. Have you started the process for your driving licence yet?
I hope the immigrants landing as of 9 April 2014 actually do experience the advertised processing timescale of 8 weeks. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the timelines are very close to what is published on CIC website. These numbers are updated every week. It was 67 days when I landed in December and 72 days when my family landed after 20 days.