CAQ processing time, anyone recently got theirs approved? Getting nervous because of deadline

Hey everyone, I’m honestly getting pretty stressed about my CAQ situation and wanted to check if anyone here has recently received theirs or is in the same boat.

My situation:

• My CAQ and Study Permit both expire on March 31
• This is my final term before graduation
• So if the CAQ doesn’t get processed in time, I’m basically in a really bad situation

Timeline:

• End of January: I first applied for my CAQ
• On the exemption question I answered “No”

The reason I answered No:

• I switched programs
• I asked ISO about the exemption question
• They told me to answer “No”
• A couple of my friends did the exact same thing and their CAQs got approved without any issue

But in my case:

• MIFI returned my file saying I actually fall under the exemption
• When I contacted ISO again, they said maybe MIFI recently changed how this question is interpreted

Which honestly just made things more confusing because how was I supposed to know the rule changed when I followed the guidance from the university office that is supposed to help international students with these applications?

So because of that:

• I had to submit a completely new CAQ application

Updated timeline:

• Feb 15: Re-applied with the correct exemption answer
• Since then I’ve just been waiting

Another thing that pushed my timeline back:

• I originally planned to apply earlier in January
• But my graduation letter got delayed because my program coordinator didn’t transfer my credits when they were supposed to
• So I literally couldn’t apply earlier even if I wanted to

So between admin delays with my credits and the confusion around the exemption question, my timeline basically got pushed back.

What I’ve done so far:

• Contacted ISO
• They advised me to contact my local MNA
• The MNA office actually called MIFI
• According to them, MIFI said it should be processed within ~25 business days and that I should be fine

But obviously March 31 is getting very close, so it’s hard not to stress.

Questions:

• Has anyone recently applied for CAQ and already received it?
• How long did it take for you?
• Is ~25 business days realistic right now?
• Is there anything else I should do while waiting?

If you applied recently and got your CAQ approved, please comment how long it took  that would really help.