There has been rumour circulating that the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Investor Program will be paused. Today the rumour was confirmed. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, announced today in Calgary that the two programs…
Tag: Ministerial instructions
Immigration Lawyer wins battle against CIC over processing delay and application wipe-out
OK, this is not a case that goes directly against the recent Bill C-38, which, if passed, will allow Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to wipe out all Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) applications submitted before February 27, 2008. However, according…
What are the requirements and processing times for the current federal skilled worker applications?
On June 26, 2010, the new Ministerial Instructions (MI2) came into force. Unless people have a valid arranged employment offer, only those with at least one year of experience in one of the 29 occupations (within the past ten years) are…
What is happening to federal skilled worker applications filed between February 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010?
Processing time for applications filed after February 28, 2008 is substantially shortened. As per the Ministerial Instructions (MI1) in force between Feb 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010, all applications must be sent to the Central Intake Office in Sydney,…
I filed my federal skilled worker applications before February 27, 2008, why I haven’t heard of anything yet?
Many people who filed their Canadian permanent residence applications under the federal skilled worker class before February 27, 2008 have not received any decision yet, not even a confirmation that their applications are being processed. According to the latest information…