Renovations just keep on dragging on

There are some very odd and frustrating things that happen in this country; things you wouldn't necessarily expect from a first world nation, but then again, Canadians are a pretty laid back bunch, so maybe they just don't really care.
Take the tax return for instance. The financial year in Canada is Jan 1st - Dec 31st. In Australia we usually get our group certificate within a couple of weeks after the end of the financial year. In Canada it took them two months to distribute - fine. Now, since this was our first tax return, we had to submit it manually- Ok. Once a manual submission enters the system it takes 5 weeks -right. Well it took a further two months to enter the system and we have just been told that the first manual submission actaully takes 4 months to process after that - WHAT!!!!
So it looks like another muddy slush pit this winter, in the area earmarked for the backyard. Maybe we can hire the area out for some pigs to wallow in or something - at least it will be good for something. Planting anything after September is pointless here; the ground becomes too cold and nothing grows. Stay tuned for NEXT year's unvieling of the bloomin' backyard.
Getting any kind of money out of this country - owed or otherwise, is like beating your head against a brick wall...seriously.