Received the following reply from Ottawa today. I submitted my application in March 2012, file transferred in June 2012, and I submitted update proof of contact (vacation pic, emails, financial support etc) in May 2013.
Good day Sir,
Your application is being processed in Ottawa.
We received your proof of relationship documents.
An immigration officer will be in contact with you if any further correspondence is needed.
We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.
For future reference, in all correspondence to our office, please refer to the applicant's full name, date of birth and file number.
Good day Sir,
Your application is being processed in Ottawa.
We received your proof of relationship documents.
An immigration officer will be in contact with you if any further correspondence is needed.
We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.
For future reference, in all correspondence to our office, please refer to the applicant's full name, date of birth and file number.