I honestly believe it would be before Christmas. For Starluck and I in particular, I think we should know our fate by the end of this month.
I have noticed in the November and December threads that applicants were told by OINP officers that they plan to complete processing of all our applications before the end of this year. I have noticed that OINP hired additional workers. Additionally, applicants are receiving nominations and/or additional document request e-mails after regular working hours and on weekends, which would indicate to me that OINP has probably instituted a shift system so that they can work around the clock to get rid of any backlogs.
So I really do have faith that we will all get our Nominations before the end of this year.