visitor404 said:looks like Summer and Strike are the reasons for delay.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/10/foreign_service_job_action_threatens_canadas_annual_immigration_target.html
Foreign service job action threatens Canada's annual immigration target:
The number of immigrant visas granted from this summer dropped 7.5 per cent, while temporary visitor visas were up 11 per cent.
Yeah.. Some lucky people would still get it in time, but many applications will be looked at on the next BFD or near the due date, which is a year after the date of AOR.