Certificate of Employment question...

[gtrwizrd]

Possibly there is a difference in procedures because I applied under the Simplified Application Process, which was implemented from Sep. 01, 2006 until February 26, 2008. My NOC is not included in the 38 priority list but I think it's ok because my application is before the cutoff date for the new policy.

So I guess I just have to wait for the document submission request letter to know the right documents to collect.

[Albularyo]

Sorry to break this to you but all applicants may it be new or old applicants are subject to the new criteria, which includes; designated NOC should be one of the noc 38 list. I know others who were not in the list but was able to provide other work experience of 1 year minimum on one of the approved noc who passsed the initial assessment and others who recently got their rejection letter for not being in the priority NoCs.

hth

[gtrwizrd]

According to CIC news, only those applicants received on or after February 27, 2008 are subjected to this criteria:
http://www.cicnews.com/2008/12/canada-immigration-finally-announced-outlook-2009-12688.html

This is mentioned twice in the article.

On the 5th paragraph:
"Federal Skilled Worker applicants who do not meet these requirements will have their applications returned with a full refund of government processing fees.  The new regulations are retroactive to applications that were received on or after February 27, 2008."

And on the 8th paragraph:
"Minister Kenney assured that, “The eligibility criteria apply only to new [submitted on or after February 27, 2008] federal skilled worker applicants and will not affect Canada's family reunification or refugee protection goals.”

My AOR is Feb. 25, 2008. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.