Hi,
I submitted my CEC application towards the end of November. I just rang the CIC call centre for an update on status. The guy I spoke to wasn't able to tell me anything specific about my application, but said the cap of 8000 had been reached by November and that my application would be returned. He said to confirm with CIO Sydney (where I submitted it to). I've emailed them, but thought I'd share this. I was hoping that cap being reached was all rumor / a hoax, but it doesn't look like it. He said I should submit a profile in EE (which I already have).
Ugh. :-[