my application was received by CIC (signed by dexter) on June 26th under NOC 2174. I emailed cio-inquiry and here's the reply i got :
"I can find no record of our office having received your submission. If it was received within the past 10 weeks, it maybe in queue for initial processing.
Thank you
D.A.Client Service UnitCitizenship and ImmigrationCentralized Intake OfficeSydney, Nova Scotia, Canada"
from this statement its clear that all the application uptil jun or july will be counted towards the cap. May CIC was busy sending acknowledgements for May application until last week and now they are going to send acknowledgements to the next 113 applicants.
hoping for the best.
no need to worry if you don't fall under the cap, quebec program is open. french is no big deal if you want to get to Canada.