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It's been so quiet lately in terms of "processing" applications at all VO's. I really wonder what the cause might be... Any ideas?
 
mikey2010 said:
An update from me on the RPRF Fees. The fees were encashed yesterday, June 23 :D

Very cool ! getting closer !
 
JasonBourne said:
I'm in RBVO hibernation for 105 days......Applicants as late as 3 month after me have received MR+PPR+RPRF but I'm still waiting to go 'In Process'......They haven't even responded to my case specific query that I sent in the last week of May......

I'm beginning to think that they have kept aside my application as an ideal application that the prospective applicants should aspire for when they apply......Any one else feel that?? ;D :-\

Sorry to hear that! That's very strange !
 
Temasek said:
A few final updates for myself at the spreadsheet.

  • Visa Issue Date : 16 May 11
  • eCAS Status : Decision Made
  • eCAS Status Date Last Update : 24 May 11
  • Medicals Completed : 1 Apr 11
  • Interview : Waived
  • Passport Sent Date : 12 May 11
  • Intended Landing Destination : Toronto
  • Country of Origin : Singapore
  • Country of Residence : Singapore
  • Intended Landing Date : 5 Aug 11

Cheers.

Awesome !! Good luck with your new adventure !! I hope you like it.
 
kolhapuri said:
no no no i disagree. Someone has changed the settings. no doubt about it. I am accessing the spreadsheet from the same two computers for the last 10 months now. I am in Ireland where arabic is not spoken or read widely. So IP address is not the culprit. It was alright until earlier this month when it suddenly changed to arabic not only for me but for people around the world (Hasib as i understand is in Bangladesh)

I'm in California and I see the top menu in Arabic now. I can't complain since it's my native language.
This is a good opportunity for everyone to learn Arabic !!
 
IRG said:
Wayne and others members, can you please advice me on one issue –

My husband, the PA, applied under NOC7265, he is a metallurgical engineer, was working under this qualification for the past 10 yrs, couple years ago he obtained Masters in IT, and very recently completely change his career to Software Developer, at the time of application to we didn't put any note of his intention to work as Software Developer. Now he got a new job completely different from his NOC.

Do you think we should notify LVO of his new employer? I just think this might confuse and slow down the case, they might say, ok this guy applied as 7265 and currently working as Software Developer, which is not on the list at all, surely he is not going to work in Canada as Welder/Machine Operators.

What do you think?

Thanks very much everybody

No just leave it as is .. they look at past experience in your application and that is enough to qualify.
Informing them of major changes, as job, address is something different, you can always do that. But don't try to link it to the application process. You are just following the rules.
 
thebeast184 said:
MowSow,

Looking at the timelines of other people @ Buffalo you probably won't go "In Process" until the end of the year unless things speed up. If taking the test will really help you settle in Canada perhaps you can take it on a tourist visa? The reason why I am saying at least the end of the year is because nthere is still people that applied in July/August last year and are still RBVO. Buffalo is one of the only visa offices that has not issued a visa yet (only a handful have gotten medicals).

In the end this is only my prediction.
Rod

I took at look at the sheet, I see what you mean !
Did you look to see if the NOC number is a factor on who is to get medical request first ? Are you RBVO or not?
My roomy is an Aerospace engineer and he sent his medical, but got lost, so they kept calling him from Buffalo to send the medical!! Then he did and got his visa last month and landed already. I guess his profession is on top top list of shortage and they really want him !! I am not sure if he applied before June 25 or not !
 
What is PCC and PPR ? Could someone add them to the list of abbreviations on the sheet ?
Thanks
 
Mosow,

There is so little information from BUFFalo that looking at patterns right now it is simply a guess. IMO your friend probably applied long before June 26. Lets wait and see how things emmerge in the next couple of months and maybe we will have a better idea.

Rod

MowSow said:
I took at look at the sheet, I see what you mean !
Did you look to see if the NOC number is a factor on who is to get medical request first ? Are you RBVO or not?
My roomy is an Aerospace engineer and he sent his medical, but got lost, so they kept calling him from Buffalo to send the medical!! Then he did and got his visa last month and landed already. I guess his profession is on top top list of shortage and they really want him !! I am not sure if he applied before June 25 or not !
 
opinions needed!!!!
till now my CC has not been charged so 2nd thought of applying for the year july 2011
seniors experts what do u say, is it ok to apply though my previous application for the year pre july 2011 is there with CIO?
or should i be waiting for their response. Awaiting Time is really killing me day by day.
 
string11 said:
opinions needed!!!!
till now my CC has not been charged so 2nd thought of applying for the year july 2011
seniors experts what do u say, is it ok to apply though my previous application for the year pre july 2011 is there with CIO?
or should i be waiting for their response. Awaiting Time is really killing me day by day.

File it.

Looks like your application got stuck somewhere. People have appled applications at different times and once on eapplication get into the final stage CIC either ask you to withdraw other application or they automatically remove it from databsae.

thanks
entemaria
 
****BREAKING NEWS*****

Changes to July 1st! NEW CAP OF 500 PER NOC. SAME NOC's AS BEFORE

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp

Rod
 
thebeast184 said:
****BREAKING NEWS*****

Changes to July 1st! NEW CAP OF 500 PER NOC. SAME NOC's AS BEFORE

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp

Rod

hehe

applicants who do not have an offer of employment in Canada, the government will further limit the number of new federal skilled worker applications that are considered for processing to 10,000 a year, beginning July 1. This limit will help better align the number of applications with labour market demand. Within the 10,000 limit, a maximum of 500 new applications in each of the current 29 priority occupations will be considered.
 
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Ottawa, June 24, 2011 — Canada is adjusting its intake of applications from economic immigrants to further reduce the backlog and improve wait times while meeting the country’s labour market needs, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

“The backlog of federal skilled worker applications is now half of what it was when we announced the Action Plan for Faster Immigration in 2008,” said Minister Kenney. “These measures will help us to continue that progress.”

Canada receives many more immigration applications than can be accepted every year. As part of ongoing efforts to better align application intake with priorities for immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is limiting the number of new applications it will consider in certain categories of the federal economic immigration stream.

Effective July 1, 2011, the changes will affect new applicants to the federal Skilled Worker, federal Immigrant Investor and federal Entrepreneur programs. The changes will not affect the number of permanent resident admissions in 2011 in these three categories.

“Canada continues to welcome historically high numbers of new immigrants each year, but the Government continues to receive applications that far exceed this number,” said Minister Kenney. “If we don't keep putting reasonable limits on new applications, backlogs and wait times will grow.”

In November 2008, the government first took steps to identify for processing those federal skilled worker applications that responded to Canada’s labour needs, such as applicants with arranged employment offers from Canadian employers or with experience in an occupation in high demand. In June 2010, the government released an updated list of 29 priority occupations and introduced a global cap of 20,000 for federal skilled workers, as well as a sub-cap of 1,000 under each occupation. Over the past year, CIC has received approximately 13,800 federal skilled worker applications under the priority occupations list (figure accurate as of June 24, 2011).

Now, for applicants who do not have an offer of employment in Canada, the government will further limit the number of new federal skilled worker applications that are considered for processing to 10,000 a year, beginning July 1. This limit will help better align the number of applications with labour market demand. Within the 10,000 limit, a maximum of 500 new applications in each of the current 29 priority occupations will be considered.

In addition, the Minister is introducing a cap of 700 on new federal investor applications. Although last year, CIC made changes that raised the minimum net worth and investment requirements, it continues to receive applications in excess of what is required. An annual cap on new applications will allow for progress on backlog reduction while ensuring that the Department has a sufficient volume of new files to meet its commitments.

The Minister is also introducing a temporary moratorium on new federal entrepreneur applications. Wait times for this program currently stretch to eight years in some visa offices. By ceasing to accept new applications as of July 1, the government will prevent further processing delays. The federal Entrepreneur Program will undergo a review in the coming months to ensure that Canada is better able to attract and retain innovative entrepreneurs.

The authority for these changes, which are being introduced through ministerial instructions, comes from amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act approved by Parliament in 2008 as part of the Action Plan for Faster Immigration. The instructions are meant to be a flexible tool that allows the government to align the intake of immigration applications with priorities for immigration.

Since these changes were implemented in November 2008, the backlog of pre-2008 federal skilled worker applicants has decreased by 50 percent. As well, priority applications are being processed in a period of months rather than years, as was the case prior to the 2008 changes.

The CIC website will be updated on July 1, 2011, with details on application requirements and procedures for affected programs.

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For further information:

Kasra Nejatian
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Media Relations
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ontario Region
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
 
The great news about this is that I don't think there is any reason of the new changes affecting our processing time. Same NOC's so they should just process them in the same order. On the other side for new applicants this is going to be very similar to the us H1-B Visa process where it is a lottery to get in. I beleive probably a giant number of applicants have their apps ready to send them on July 1st. I wouldn't be surprise that the CAP for the common NOC will fill up in less than a month

Rod