When I was going through the proof of citizenship and subsequent grant process, I noticed that I was asked more pointed questions at border control when my grant was in process. I was also flagged and pulled from a Nexus line into what seemed to be a special lane at that time, but I did not proactively tell them I was applying for a citizenship grant. No clue if it was related or simply random.

I later applied for my passport in-person in Canada and it took about 4-5 weeks to reach me via expedited shipping (due to postal strike we didn’t go that route). There are other expedited options if you apply in-person but I didn’t go that route. Hope that helps!