Hi sosoliso, check the official Gazette for FSW 2014, http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-04-26/html/notice-avis-eng.php
A maximum of 25 500 new complete applications submitted for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing for the period of
May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction.
There's no new Ministerial Instruction countering the one above so for now the December 31st talk is just rumor. Cheers