Curious about this..

[Cdagal]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-fed.asp

Does anyone know what cause the significant change in 2008....I am just curious.

 

[garytheoiler]

Hmmm interesting

 

[nylalisa]

I believe there was a change made to this program in particular around this time... anyone before a certain date were processed under old rules and those after the cut off were processed under the new reform. I read it someone months ago but am looking for it exactly.

 

[scylla]

Yes - that's right. The two application groups are being processed under two different sets of rules - and this is the reason for the difference in processing duration.

 

[Cdagal]

What a dramatic improvement!

 

[rjessome]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-fed.asp

Does anyone know what cause the significant change in 2008....I am just curious.

It was Bill C-50. Here are the Ministerial Instructions published on November 29, 2008. It changed the whole landscape of FSW applications and cleared/refused approximately 400,000 applications.

http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2008/2008-11-29/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d105

Now those that are pre-Bill C-50 are processed under a separate set of rules. In June of 2010, the Minister issued a new instructions and a revised list of occupations that will be accepted (changing the original list from Bill C-50) so there is now ANOTHER set of processing rules for applications filed after June 28, 2010.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2010/ob218.asp

 

[nylalisa]

Thanks, I knew I had read something and just didn't even put my finger on what it was. But thought I knew it was a change in the program.