Canada Struggling to deal with Backlog

[Androse]

Guys,
Just sharing............

http://www.workpermit.com/news/2011-10-05/canada/canada-attempts-to-streamline-immigration.htm

[siddharth_pharma84]

thnxs for sharing info +1. do you think they gonna stop skilled  worker immigration . just want to know your opinion .

[haral]

they have only three policy options.

1- increase immigration levels.

2- stop taking new applications.

3- increase human resource in their visa offices.

i personally believe they will increase the FSW numbers within the overall immigration figure by reducing some of the other categores and also stop taking new applications or putting caps on all categories. other wise the backlog monster will stay in their closets for a long time to come..

[farima]

nice thread

[Baloo]

they have only three policy options.

1- increase immigration levels.

2- stop taking new applications.

3- increase human resource in their visa offices.

i personally believe they will increase the FSW numbers within the overall immigration figure by reducing some of the other categores and also stop taking new applications or putting caps on all categories. other wise the backlog monster will stay in their closets for a long time to come..

Why would increasing immigration levels help the backlog, they cannot process the number they receive at present?
It certainly will not be option 3, the government are cutting at present and in the near future.

[Zelda82]

This seem to be a wild idea but.... i think canada should just return all the applications that got caught in the backlog in the past years since they no longer "reflect" the job market's needs (which is the main driving force of the FSW category). most of them i know already want to move on with their lives or into another country. i understand that these people need closure as well. or they could just reapply.

oh tough love.

[canlove]

As per article posted by someone at the forum Canada is not going to increase immigration level in near future and Ottawa is not agreed on increasing resource to eliminate the backlog. the option with minister is left to cut down or shut the intake of new application.

[PMM]

Hi

As per article posted by someone at the forum Canada is not going to increase immigration level in near future and Ottawa is not agreed on increasing resource to eliminate the backlog. the option with minister is left to cut down or shut the intake of new application.

Or get rid the of the earlier applications by amending the regulations.

[Baloo]

Hi

Or get rid the of the earlier applications by amending the regulations.

That would be the more politically acceptable way of doing it, far better (for the government) than announcing a program is being shut down.

[Androse]

This seem to be a wild idea but.... i think canada should just return all the applications that got caught in the backlog in the past years since they no longer "reflect" the job market's needs (which is the main driving force of the FSW category). most of them i know already want to move on with their lives or into another country. i understand that these people need closure as well. or they could just reapply.

oh tough love.

I don't think all 'old' applications do not reflect the current job market in Canada. For example, if a Doctor is on their current job market's need, they should have gone through all applications under this NOC from the many years ago and process their application instead of accepting those who apply now. Hope this makes sense.

Anyway, I think they have their reasons for doing that.

[canlove]

Hi

Or get rid the of the earlier applications by amending the regulations.

What kind of amendments they can propose, will they return back old applications or find ways to reject them. any assumption ?

[Ismael5]

Guys,
Just sharing............

http://www.workpermit.com/news/2011-10-05/canada/canada-attempts-to-streamline-immigration.htm

very true

[popiston]

I don't think all 'old' applications do not reflect the current job market in Canada. For example, if a Doctor is on their current job market's need, they should have gone through all applications under this NOC from the many years ago and process their application instead of accepting those who apply now. Hope this makes sense.

Anyway, I think they have their reasons for doing that.

Their answer is you can apply again. Ridiculous. 

[pb55]

That would be the more politically acceptable way of doing it, far better (for the government) than announcing a program is being shut down.

Government can not "do away" with the old applications, if they could they would have done that long ago.

Closing intake of new applications is the only solution.

[pb55]

Hi

Or get rid the of the earlier applications by amending the regulations.

CIC is well aware that any retrospective amending of regulations to the detriment of backlog applicants will open floodgates of litigation, something that happened in 2003.