Was just pointed to this discussion and the issue of priority for CIC applicants - could I explain how CIC fits into the overall series of priorities that the CFRC COs must manage.
Part of the background is that at any given moment, the COs are managing the processing for 113 Regular Force occupations, a variable number of Reserve Force occupations depending on the Reserve units in their AOR, CIC officers as well as Aboriginal entry programmes and a number of Regular Force entry programmes such as ROTP that generate their own pressures. Many of them have their own particular wrinkles and deadlines such as a specific selection board, a specialist training course, basic qualification course or requirement to be ready for duty. This is of course all uncoordinated so that there are always conflicting priorities that COs must manage with some guidelines from the Comd and the CFRGHQ staff.
We are not in an ideal world and have not all the personnel resources (career counsellors) or dedicated service delivery in sufficient quantity (medical screenings for example) to deal with all the priorities all the time and so these COs are juggling to try and satisfy to the best extent possible all their 'clients', the CIC Corps as much as anyone else.
When push comes to shove, all other things being equal, a CIC file will more than likely wait while other files that relate more directly to military capacity, whether Regular or Reserve Force are moved along to meet their timelines. Rarely however are all things equal. CIC files, like others, can get the attention they need in order to meet particular requirements of the Corps; for example they would be the only qualified officer (an overstatement, I hope, to illustrate the point). This case needs to be made by the Corps and followed upwith the particular recruiting location, the same as is done by the Reserves for Reserve Force basic qualification course starts or priority recruiting occupations for the Regular Force occupations that I manage directly. While a significant portion of my responsibility is for Regular Force files, I and my COs are very aware of and attentive to the pressures that operate for both the Reserve Forces and the CIC Corps and try to react accordingly with the resources they have. I expect this of them and they operate under this guideline - they are also evaluated on the number of files RegF/ResF/CIC that they have to process and bring to closure successfully over the year, so I do have some visibility on this issue and if they are falling behind in one area I can see and then query what is happening.
This is only effective however, when the file is actually at the Recruiting Centre with the proper authority from the Corps and the necessary material from the applicant. I noticed that in a number of the posts that the poster correctly identified this as part of the recruiting process, but may not have realised that it is not one that my COs have visibility upon nor influence over. The time taken to get through the CIC authority is counted by laymen, and not unfairly, as 'recruiting time' however it is not CFRG generated time.
Even when my Centres have the files, several aspects are out of my control, such as the confirmation of the medical status, which is the Health Services Group, or the security status verification, which is a Deputy Provost Marshall responsibility. Each also have their own 'dragons to slay' when it comes to meeting their full range of obligations for service delivery - we do however flag files for particular attention and they respect this however their other priorities may slow down their reaction to recruiting files generally and the priority files are affected equally.
At the present time, we are particularly busy with a great number of applicants, which is good news but particularly challenging as it is slowing down our ability to contact and then deal with any particular case, regardless of their priority. Where there is a pressing need however, whether as a priority recruiting occupation for the Regular Force, recruits for a Reserve Force basic qualification course or a CIC officer where there is a pressing need, when it is identified by the chain of command, the CO can make an assessment of how best to meet it for the time required. This takes active intercession early however, with regular contact for success.
Hope this provides some clarity.
MKO
...just ask my fiance... Keep up the outstanding work! 
There is a difference between knowing they exist and knowing what to do. If you count knowing about cadets as having seen them once outside a grocery store then your numbers aren't exactly giving you the best info.
