Hey March19/ssparkles,
Sorry to hear about your rejection. I feel your pain. I was wondering at what stage did your application get rejected? Before it was forwarded to the visa office in Ottawa, did you get an email saying that you meet the CEC requirements.
My application has been forwarded to the visa office in Ottawa and before it was done I received an email saying "your application is considered complete based upon the requirements of the Instructions and Regulation 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) " and now my application will be forwarded to the visa office. and further correspondence should be with that office. Did you guys receive that email as well before your application was forwarded to the visa office.
Best of luck with your app and hope things get resolved for you soon.
Regards,
Abdul