I apologize for writing in English again.....
A lawyer will help with application(s), but lawyers have no undue influence on the process. No one does. Anybody who claims to be able to do so, is misleading you. However, a lawyer or consultant with lots of experience will know how to navigate the system and thus, be aware of any pitfalls that may trip your application up. If you have the cash and want to get a lawyer, by all means go right ahead.
With regard to the "egalitarian view" that Canadians hold, it does exist and you can see the "spirit" in the current process of cdn immigration and the universal healthcare system....anyways.....thats not the point here.
Bigsquare
I understand where you come from from reading your posts, but if you have any lawyer coming up to you and says 律師面子大真的比較容易過, that`s misrepresentation on his/her part and its not right.
卡諾
I work in an engineering firm, and i have met many people with "skilled worker class" background over the years. I`m a bit familiar with the procedure, unfortunately i don`t have time to write them up at the moment. I`m flying back to Toronto later this week, will be seeing couple friends there. Some of my friends from Univ are lawyers and one of them specialized in immigration.
I`ll write again when i get more information, and i`ll be able to write in Chinese too. ;)