we filed our application last may 26, 2009.we received e-mail from nova scotia last july 16 askng for our original documents.due to some minimal problems, we are able to submit the original documents on aug. 16.it took us a month to complete all the original documents.our agency then lodged it in the embassy on aug. 26 and we already had our medical and rprf on sept. 10.me and my husband are too busy that we were able to do our medical exam last october 7 only.i hope that our visa will be approved the soonest since the release for medical request was fast.hope this timeline will help you guys.