Lucky you! I received my buddy pass TODAY after 5-month of opening my CIBC cc account (Jul 26). Called as well and the agent told me she had to email another department to check if they can still convert my buddy pass to points, and it will take about 3 weeks.
So at this moment I'm not sure if they will approve it or not. SHE did mention the only condition to convert is the card needed to be opened in July.