helcat12

Well, I would hope he knows better than either you or I on this one

Got the link from another thread, but hopefully this one will work.

http://www.cireport.ca/2011/10/ndp-c...pplicants.html

christmasoompa

I'm sure he does, but obviously have less faith in you when it comes to politicians and the things they say! Particularly one that is well known for saying the wrong thing or giving out misinformation.

helcat12

No faith in politicians here at all, but having been in Canada for only one month I have to take all information from the Canadian viewpoint as it comes to me at face value until I learn otherwise.

As for saying the wrong thing and giving out misinformation - are there any other kind of politicians?

james.mc

Quoting my own post from: Aug 3rd 2011, 11:15 am
Latest timeline:
When we applied: (Pre June 2010)
(London Visa Office)

• Average Processing time quoted as: 13 months
• Later changed to 16 months
• Later changed to 20 months.
• Recently changed to 27 months.

Now looking at maybe (if we are lucky and they don't add more months later down the line) getting PR around November 2012.

If they keep adding months at the same rate as they have done on each update we will never get PPR.
I'm getting past caring now. If it happens it does, if not then hey! life will go on.

CIC have certainly made the whole affair far more mind numbing that's for sure.

helcat12

I think FSW at London is a load of pants, as earlier described and I would urge anyone who thinks they might stand a chance with their experience to try coming over here to try to get a job and give PNP a shot.

It has got to be better than this terrible waiting and not knowing when it will all end, especially for pre-Feb 2008 applicants, who have been getting e-mail responses saying that there is no plan to process their applications at the moment at all.

It is a little different for us because now we have the TWP until October 2013 we have time to wait and see what Cat 2 delivers and if it looks dodgy nearer the time we can do PNP then.
We still have the worry about job security issue of course but then we were prepared to accept some risk just to be together again as a married couple.

I hope everyone gets good news eventually but how long the wait will be is anybody's guess and it might just be a bridge too far for some people.

james.mc

Actually we are busy stashing cash to go down the business PNP route for BC. If we hit the target we'll go down that route. We meet all the criteria for business experience, business ownership etc. Flying out in Jan and will attend one of the business seminars and have the attendance recorded as part of us building up towards that route.
If we get FSW then fine we'll be we'll be pretty flush.

I do agree though. Our FSW experience through London has been abysmal. I don't care about the why's and wherefores. Canada's record as a supposed civilised nation is very poor when it comes to how it treats immigration applications for skilled workers.

Mac2

Note:- today CIC have reverted the data back to the previous quarter and is again showing 20 months.

rubberduckofdeath

Hmm. I wonder if that's due to a mistake or a barrage of emails from people asking "WTF?!"

CANADIAN CARPERS

Typo, the threat of looming court cases or just ******* clueless in general To be honest it's all heading towards a big anti climax. It no longer feels like an adventure just another one of lifes chores.

Moondoggy

SNAP!!

Me and my partner said the same thing. When I got my job offer for Montreal back in May, we were SOO excited about starting a new life in Canada. Well now, 6 months down the line, and no idea if/when we can go to Canada and we have lost all excitement, the wind has totally been blown out and we are just bored with the whole process, not to mention how it has currently messed up ur lives at the moment.

james.mc

Latest estimates timeline:

When we applied: (Pre June 2010)
(London Visa Office)

• Average Processing Time quoted as: 13 months
• Later changed to 16 months
• Later changed to 20 months.
• Later changed to 27 months.
• Recently changed to 20 months.

Ho Hum

Mac2

Web site updated again today 16/11/2011

Latest update released today FSW through London

Last quarterly update: October 27, 2011

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...killed-fed.asp

London - United Kingdom - average processing time for FSW
58 months for applications received BEFORE February 27, 2008
23 months for applications received BETWEEN November 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010

bongobrad

Great I can see this just getting longer and longer as the people who applied in 2007 did and are still waiting !!!

Mac2

Some very interesting figures from the open data web site on numbers of visa's issued and rejected up-till June 30th 2011. 89% of post June 2010 were rejected!


Immigration Categories Last 12 Months July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011


Passed Refused Approval Rate* Total Visas Issued

Federal Skilled Workers (C-50**) 14,578 15,403 49% 38,053
Federal Skilled Workers (Pre MI-1) 1,854 716 72% 5,287
Federal Skilled Workers (MI-1) 12,229 10,610 54% 31,654
Federal Skilled Workers (MI-2) 495 4,077 11% 1,112

helcat12

Can you post the link to this, please Mac2?

I am also a bit confused.

It says passed, refused and the final figure (Visa issued) is much larger than the 'Passed' figure. Can you explain what the figures mean becuase I am clearly missing something?

Is this London only?
Thanks for clarifying this for me.