The 29,200 PR approval are MOSTLY under express entry or other pathway. I know some caregivers (old program) who was approved. I dunno why they keep on bragging about that. If I completed my 24 months experience and still waiting for my PR, this news would annoy me.
Online application is easier because they don’t have to scan every pages. Some disadvantages of this program.
1. By mail application (no online), so imagine one agent scanning each pages of your application (not to mention if you have dependents).
2. there’s only one place to process HCCP and HSW, that’s Edmonton and nowhere else.
i dunno why they made it as a paper based. Scanning my applications is very easy (i did all of my applications before thru online). The good thing with online application, you cannot send the application if you’re missing one requirement, thus preventing lacking documents.