Yes, there's a priority for AEO cases, but they also incur delays for want of addnl b/g checks of the prospective employer. It helps if the AEO was from a reputed org, say RIM, Suncor, Rogers, TransAlta etc. - however, others might come under the radar.
Thus, if the b/g checks complete in time - u get to board the bus... however, if it doesn't - what good is that 'priority'?
Qorax
That's very nice, however the companies you mentioned are not willing to wait for 2 years (first at HRSDC then CIO/VO) or more for the applicant to join. I doubt if companies of these sizes would first of all actually do the documentation (sensitive & confidential mostly) for filing with HRSDC/Service Canada then wait for the FSW application to get a positive decision.
I have experienced this first hand with RIM for my spouse who went through 3 rounds of telephonic interview but then they got cold feet once they got to know of the AEO filing process & the lengthy waits that employers have to incur before a prospective employee can actually join them !! A big time opportunity was lost just because of this skewed process that CIC has for AEO applicants applying from outside of Canada.
How do they (CIC/VO) expect an employer to retain interest in a potential employee for 2 years unless that employee is a Rocket Scientist??!!
So end result is only small companies with a one to one relationship between the employer (owner) & employee are able to go through this grind... talk about making a well & jumping into it to find water while it is raining outside !!
Then CIC blames the applicant for fraud & misrepresentation, whereas they are the ones actually encouraging it !
What about the priorities for applicants (with AEO's & similar NOC's post & pre June 2010) wrt to post 26 June applicants? Is it that filing date of the application is more important then the actual NOC that is in demand? We have seen 3152's pre 26 June not getting anywhere near medicals whereas 3152's of post 26 June getting Visas within 6 months of application! Is that the way CIC makes it's policies?? (Your comments pls.!)
Similarly AEO applicants have the same rules governing their application whether in MI-1 or MI-2, so what happens to them when it comes to defining the quota?
Thanks...