I think IRCC
They are not sending them the list according to the aor date
I talked to few sc agent and they said they call applicants according to their list
It would be better if they switch this into online appointment
Great Vancouver Area Biometrics Tracking
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They are not sending them the list according to the aor date
I talked to few sc agent and they said they call applicants according to their list
It would be better if they switch this into online appointment
Update: I got a call today from service Canada to book my biometrics for Oct 27 at Surrey Central Mall's Service Canada location.My AOR was June 17 and BIL was Aug 5 and my location is Surrey Newton.Good luck every1 else.
I feel they are only contacting those within the 6 month period not to further mess up their metrics. Those of us who are way past the 6 month deadline are just dead in the water to them, why rush? Sorry to be cynical but for them to lie to our face about calling in application order, I would not put this past them either.
I called the IRCC line (1-888-242-2100) and went through the steps to talk to an agent. It took a few tries to get through the automated questions and actually make it to an agent as they are very busy. Make sure you specifically ask for progress of eligibility and background checks etc as otherwise they'll just read you what's on your profile (that you can check online). The agent I talked to put me on hold for a few minutes while she actually opened up my case to check its status.
If they do that though, their metrics will just get worse in a couple months when those of us passed the 6 month time frame start getting ours completed. If anything it would make more sense for them to get through us faster now so they can blame the delay on COVID. It also doesn't make much sense then that those in March and April are receiving a lot of calls as they're also passed the 6 month time frame.
I'm as annoyed about this as anyone on here but I think we just need to be patient and trust that we're not far from getting a call.
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Could have also been a SC person. I was so excited that I forgot to ask. Sorry about the unclarity.
IRCC never call you. They communicate through email or message in your account.
Ontario is clearly getting the highest number of calls, which makes sense as they have the highest number of applicants but it's disproportionate to the other provinces. All of the recent appointments scheduled for them (except for 1 or 2 outliers) are set for early November so they've clearly booked their system up a lot. I'm hoping that when they've ripped through those they'll move to BC and other provinces. Hopefully we start getting a greater number of calls as they start getting a really high % of people done in ON.
Also noted that from the spreadsheet, there's 284 people still waiting for a call as of this morning (107 in BC), with last week seeing an average of 24 new calls each day (not including the Monday, 19.2 if you include the public holiday Monday when there was 0 calls) and 16.4 the week before. If we assume then roughly 20 people get a call each day, the list should be done in 14.3 days. If you want to be pessimistic and drop that to 10 a day that's just under a month.
I really think we should start seeing a lot of people getting called in the next 2 weeks.
Also noted that from the spreadsheet, there's 284 people still waiting for a call as of this morning (107 in BC), with last week seeing an average of 24 new calls each day (not including the Monday, 19.2 if you include the public holiday Monday when there was 0 calls) and 16.4 the week before. If we assume then roughly 20 people get a call each day, the list should be done in 14.3 days. If you want to be pessimistic and drop that to 10 a day that's just under a month.
I really think we should start seeing a lot of people getting called in the next 2 weeks.
