I have been following this forum for a while and thought I should pipe in and provide my update as I can't figure out how to update the spreadsheet.
I sent in to Sponsor my father, mother, and 2 dependent siblings (Pakistan) in March 2008. For all most 3 years not a peep from CIC. In November 2011 I got a letter to submit the Application for Permanent Resident to Ottawa from my Parents under a trail program. I submitted all applications and sent them to CPC-Ottawa in February 2012. From this point on my eCAS status was not available and after several correspondence to CIC the issue was not resolved. In May of 2012, I received a letter from CIC that they have received my application and considered it complete that it would now be processed. Shortly after this my eCAS updates were available again. It's June now and still no further updates or movement in the case. This whole process is truly trying my patience. At this rate it may take a decade or more for them to get there visas. Does anyone else have any updates as to parents sponsorship from Pakistan or as to the outcome of the trial program?
P.S. Sorry for the long winded post