bigals

So I was just watching the budget and it looks like the 300,000+ in the backlog at cic will be offered their money back

Siouxie

It would have been helpful to give a link, but hey, google is my friend

http://www.vancouversun.com/business...839/story.html


NOT good news for those pre 2008'ers that were still hoping to be processed.

OTTAWA — The federal government will refund up to $130 million to federal skilled workers who applied to come to Canada before 2008 in a bid to get rid of a backlog of about 300,000 applications through legislation.

nikki dreaming

and also the ones that will be refunded, no choice it seems and now dont have the option to apply as rules have changed since their initial application, whilst good for people still ualifying in the queue they say 6-12 mths will be processed it sure sucks for all those waiting already for 4 years

Not sure to be honest best option to deal with the backlog situation, they should have adequately provided resources to meet the applications, but then again, like has been said on here a lot no one has a "right" to emigrate to Canada as such, the biggest issue I have is the constant changing of the goals posts, but again, is this Canada's right?

YoshiPal2010

That does seem a little unfair! Surely the later applicants should be refunded first; not those who have probably put their lives on hold for the past 4 years.

CanadaJimmy

Why don't they spend the $130M on a special unit to just blast through all the backlogged applicants? The whole thing is really unfair, the wait, being put to the bottom of the pile, then just feebly getting a refund.

mandymoochops

That is absolutely terrible news

So let me get this straight, they are across the board just going to give pre 2008'ers their money back - saying thanks but no thanks, please try again later if you can

Wow - like Amy said it is no-ones right to emmigrate, however the psycological strain on the majority of these applicants, now finalised with the "awwww you fell at the last hurdle just because we said so" is tantamount to cruelty.

Boo CIC

rivingtonpike

Are they being offered their money back or being forced to drop out of applying for visas whether they like it or not? i.e can they stay in the queue if they choose to?

nikki dreaming

has amy been reinvented

AmyDavid

When did I say this? I sound intelligent but I forget when I said that..lol

Dave n Ailsa

This make me feel physically sick, for all those in the firing line.

And then I feel worse because we are jumping the queue.

I don't know if i'd want to re-apply to a country that treated me this way, but feel like a bit of a scab at a picket line for sitting here waiting for my PR to be processed.

I suppose it's every man woman and child for themselves these days, sorry :-(

mandymoochops

You all look the same over there out East

(apologies ladies x)

rivingtonpike

I've just read the Vancouver Sun article. It looks like they'll all just be told to start again if they still want to apply. I think this is incredibly unfair! I know immigration isn't a right, but at the same time to mess about with people's lives like this is shocking!

Whoever you all are, I feel for you.

AmyDavid

It's the fog...

nikki dreaming

we will let you off this time moo for your out east comment

bigals

This is typical Canadian Government poorly run and managed and stuff the hopes and dreams of those who have put their lives on hold.