I guess to be safe, you would have a letter from your employer saying you are currently working xx hours a week as of May 6th to prove that you are employed at the time of application. My dad owns a couple of local businesses, and we had a problem with people (typically low-skilled jobs) not showing up on their first day. This stream wants to see that you are actually working (not even employed but laid off) on May 6th or whenever you submit your application. My job starts on May 3rd so I'm gonna try to get something from my manager / HR ASAP.But what if someone just got a job on May 1st or something? Why are contracts not enough?
Well, what makes CEC so enticing to people who meet requirements for both is that IRCC has expressed that CEC applications are processing at "full capacity", which means that's where the processing resources are going.I would assume this would be faster to process than other streams, my hunch is because of the following.
Chances are this is targetting recent (0-2 years from graduation) full-time undergraduates/masters students from local universities in Canada (at least with the 40k pool), and it seems like they'll have some sort of new team to handle this pool of applicants.
- Requirements are dead easy to verify. It's a simple yes, no if they meet the criteria.
- They aren't selecting the "best" candidates, it's a first come first serve process.
- The applicants are already in Canada, so they've previously had some sort of study permit, so they probably had some sort of police check AND health check. If they wanted these documents, they could go back to the study permit that's associated with the applicant and pull that information up.
Is it true that PNP takes 18+ months? I know it takes a while to get nominations but the process following ITA is the same for everyone, no? I believe the processing time of this should mirror prior public policies like the refugee essential work program or the AIPP.Well, what makes CEC so enticing to people who meet requirements for both is that IRCC has expressed that CEC applications are processing at "full capacity", which means that's where the processing resources are going.
This new stream might be extremely simple, but assuming it follows the same process as EE:
Eligibility: Checks that the applicant meets the program requirements, with the new streams should be easy
Security: Very time consuming, you're scrutinized to see if you appear on the Interpol, FBI, etc databases
Criminality: Review your police certificates
Medical: Considers whether you're medically admissible or not
Info Sharing: Shares database information with other countries
Final: Whether you've been approved or not
But ultimately, if there are less officers taking care of the 90k applications it could mean this process might as well take as long as PNP.
It really sucks not to have the full information, it's very difficult to make an informed decision with FOMO, half-truths and with an upcoming EE reform.
There were over 50k people eligible for the PGWP extension alone back in January. Assuming that 20k have applied for PR ever since, and that there are around 600k international students in Canada right now...Quite a lot.How many people do you think are eligible for the international stream?
If they keep taking applications, then all the people after the 40k approvals will lose their money? Cause they said no refunds? I hope they implement a language test check AND cap at 40kThe question is whether they will stop taking any applications after 40,000 regardless of whether they meet eligibility requirements or not or if they'll continue accepting applications until they hit 40k approvals.
Honestly the new portal seems so different, when you select a stream it gives you an option to upload other streams' forms too. Which just makes it more confusing.Yes, this is the portal people that apply under PNP, AIPP, Agri-Food pilot, etc use. it's a bit different from Express Entry.
I heard him say that you have to be working when your PR is approved. Given that we don't know the processing times yet and with the pandemic raging on, how are they going to enforce this?He was hyperactive but didn't say much. The biggest news:
- Those who have already graduated but are now studying (and are on study permit) are ok
- You have to be working at the time you submit your application and when your PR is approved
- You have to reside in Canada at the time you submit the application and when your PR is approved