I'm concerned that it takes so long to communicate a decision on a registration application. It takes 16 months on average, which is really too long. Even for priority cases, such as individuals with medical issues, as you said, the time frame is around 10 months.
The government must ask itself why it can issue a Canadian passport so much faster than it renders a decision on a registration application. The public service can send out something important within a more reasonable time frame.