Claims approval process B.C

So , Hows everyone's experience of the new staking process in BC ?

I hear they are getting quicker lately (6months) since the miinistry hired a bunch of new people to help speed up the process in the last month or so ....

I still have a few not approved over one year now and other that only took 8 months.....

Hopefully this all speeds up as it definitely is affecting exploration/mining !!!