Noob,
No worries.
Hopefully PPR soon but the best thing is that there already are some PPR's for August applicants even if its not me so it shows that CIC and CEM are moving. We'll all get our turn
GCMS notes are notes created by Canada Govt' as part of their access to information or privacy act. It measn that you can request for case specific notes regarding your application to sponsor or application for permanent residency. You will see notes on that on which stage of evaluation you are in (page 2) and the notes created by case managers on their evaluation of and initial findings on your application.
For the GCMS notes Sponsor will need to order thru this website
Note that the sponsor and principal applicant will need to fill up an authorization form (IMM 5475) where the principal applicant authorizes the sponsor to request for information on his behalf. Sponsor will be charged CAD 5.00 for this which is fairly cheap. You will promptly get the notes a month after the request provided the information you shared is correct.
Hope this helps.