Some very interesting reading can be found at the CIC website:
Home > Media Centre > Backgrounders for 2010 > June
* Frequently asked questions – Changes to federal skilled worker and investor immigration programs [June 26 2010]
* Managing the Federal Skilled Worker Program: Balancing supply and demand [June 26 2010]
The process after filing can be found in:
* At the "I Need To..." sidebar on the right, click FIND APPLICATION FORM OR GUIDE
* Click VISAS AND IMMIGRATION
* Click CURRENTLY OUTSIDE CANADA (because it seems most of us are...)
* Click SKILLED WORKER CLASS
* Scroll down, and under #1, Click INSTRUCTION GUIDE [IMM EG7000]
* Click WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? - this page shows the general process that our applications go through. I think we have basically passed the Completeness check stage. We are stuck in the Eligibility Review stage.
Good luck to everyone!