Got this from another forum.. thought it may be of interest to others:
According to data.gc.ca, the total number of of entrepreneur files as of October 6th was 2,501, of which 42 were in PoS. In the third quarter of 2012, CIC finalized 57 entrepreneur files while PoS finalized none.
The maximum 2013 quota for business class is 6,000, including 1,400 investors. Thus, only 4,600 entrepreneurs and self-employed applicants plus their dependants will be issued visas in 2013 out of the 6,146 files, consisting of 18,530 souls. Thus, if the Minister does not abolish these files, as he did with the 34-month inventory of skilled worker files, it will take four years to work through the current entrepreneur/self-employed inventory at the 2013 allocation.
It is difficult to project how PoS will handle your file. The 2012 "business class" target was 10 -- 2013 has not been released -- and includes entrepreneur, investor and self-employed.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/notice-levels2013.asp
As of October 6th, PoS had 69 such applications and had made selection decisions in only 5 of them. At ten per year, it will take seven years to work through the inventory, but, based on the third quarter, PoS is not even meeting that meager target.
I have an entrepreneur file we had perfected in July but have heard nothing further from PoS with respect to that file. So, I really cannot give you any encouragement that PoS will assess and finalize your file in your lifetime. Sorry.