Not sure how many October applicants are left still waiting for their MR but I've just received mine this week so the system is working.
Here are my timelines:
Application Received by CIC: October 17,2012
AOR: December 5,2012
Email: Request for additional employment detail received on October 29, 2013, reply submitted October 31, 2013.
GCMS Notes: Received October 29, 2013 stating the requirement for this additional employment detail was discoverd on May 28, 2013.
Medical Request,RPRF,Biodata: November 27, 2013
Medicals Scheduled: December 6,2013
Hope that helps if anyone is still waiting for their MR as it seems in my case anyway that it took a considerable amount of time to give notification of a request and shows what affect the strike had on processing times.