? 
Yes, make sure you collect all documents they asked for (see the document checklist from Visa-Office Specific guide), and make it a ONE SHOT application. Otherwise, the processing will be jhanjhat for them and for you as well. Until you have all the required documents gathered, don't apply.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you are applying in CATEGORY 1 (Federal Skilled Worker) - Make Sure you are in an occupation which corresponds to the list of occupations identified in the Ministerial Instructions and have evidence of one year of continuous full-time (or full-time equivalent) experience in that occupation.
Instructions have been established by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. These instructions are based on input from the public, business, labour and non-governmental organizations, and allow Canada to better respond to labour market needs. To consult the list of occupations, refer to our website at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp
Here is these 38 high-demand occupations, yours must be one of them.. otherwise forget about applying!!!!!!!
Instructions on which skilled worker applications
are eligible for processing
Under changes to the Immigration and Refu gee Protection Act, federal
skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to
the eligibility criteria listed below. Note: This does not apply to applicants
intending to live in the province of Quebec.
These
criteria affect you only if you applied on or after February 27, 2008.
If you applied before February 27, 2008, your application will be
processed according to the rules that were in effect at that time.
Is my application eligible for processing?
In order for your application to be eligible for processing, you must either:
- have an offer of arranged employment, OR
- be a foreign national living legally
in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international
student, OR - be a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one
or more of the following occupations:
0111: Financial
Managers
0213: Computer
and Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers
in Health Care
0631: Restaurant
and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation
Service Managers
0711: Construction
Managers
1111: Financial
Auditors and Accountants
2113: Geologists,
Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining
Engineers
2144: Geological
Engineers
2145: Petroleum
Engineers
3111: Specialist
Physicians
3112: General
Practitioners and Family Physicians
3141: Audiologists
and Speech Language Pathologists
3143: Occupational
Therapists
3142: Physiotherapists
3151: Head
Nurses and Supervisors
3152: Registered
Nurses
3215: Medical
Radiation Technologists
3233: Licensed
Practical Nurses
4121: University
Professors
4131: College
and Other Vocational Instructors
6241: Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors
and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
7215: Contractors
and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217: Contractors
and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241: Electricians
(Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial
Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters,
Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7265: Welders
and Related Machine Operators
7312: Heavy-Duty
Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane
Operators
7372: Drillers
and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors,
Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors,
Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
9212: Supervisors,
Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities
NOTE: the occupations above are all Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations)
or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and
skilled trades) on the Canadian National
Occupational Classification list.