Yeah mate. It is concerning. It's been 88 days since I submitted, 68 if you count from when assessment began. I believe most of us here are nearing or have already passed their "average processing time" of 70-100 days. They'd better start giving out nominations before the end of this month at the latest.
Something interesting I'd like to add is that back in June when it'd been a month since assessment stage had begun I started noticing something weird in my LinkedIn profile. See, my firm provides premium linkedIn subscriptions to all employees as part of the work email ID and as a result you can clearly see all details of someone who's been looking you up. One particular week I literally had dozens of hits from people whose employer showed "Government of Canada" and also profiles that stated the job as "Human Resource Analyst" at various private investigation companies merely a stone's throw from government offices in downtown Ottawa. I'd wager they hire private investigation companies to do their dirty work for them. Rest assured that when it says "Assessment", they REALLY ARE doing quite a bit of serious digging about you!!! To the point of it possibly being classified as stalking, LOL!