jessie50 said:
Hello You can check your status here
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/my_application/status.asp
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/viewcasestatus.do?app=
on this page it has some information from couple of years and it never changed, this information did not change since 2013 (when i have received the first acknowledgement letter for my initial application)
We received your application to sponsor XYZ on September 12, 2011.
Dependents listed on the application are: UVW.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on March 4, 2013.
We started processing your application on March 4, 2013.