From Health Canada website, the seven new steps are:

  1. 1- Applications received
  2. 2- Preliminary screening
  3. 3- Enhanced screening
  4. 4- Initiation of security clearance process
  5. 5- Review
  6. 6- Pre-licence inspection
  7. 7- Licensing
https://hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/info/application_steps-etapes_lp-pa-eng.php

UMB is in Stage 4 as at October 2016.