Asad Khan

I filed my immigration application in August 2001. I used the existing point system
to determine if I qualify. If Bill C-11 gets effective in Jan. 2002, what would be
the criteria to evaluate applications filed before its implementation?

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Andrew Miller

Who told you that Bill C-11 "gets effective in Jan. 2002"???

The Bill is still in the Senate and it is quite possible that due to recent terrorist
attacks and the pressure to tighten our immigration it will be approved fast. But it
may be in force this year, sometimes next year or even later.

Your application will be processed under the rules in place at the time of
application, although if during the process new law comes into force then new rules
may be applied if your case will benefit from them.

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Pmm

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The client may not benefit from C-11 if in the transitional rules for applications
states something a long the line "that on the date of proclamation that where a
selection decision has been made either to accept or refuse, then the application
will continue to be processed under the previous legislation, if the application had
not had a decision made then the application would be processed under C-11." I think
that CIC would not want to try and process applications that had been received prior
to C-11 but the processing had not commenced as it would mean some offices would be
processing for years under the old legislation.

PMM