hello everyone,
here is what i think is happening :
Once you get an ITA ... that's a commitment from IRCC to process your application (Biometric, Eligibility, Medical, Criminality, Security, CoPR ... then PR) ... Taking into consideration that the ITA is a liability for them (They are obligated to say YES you are PR, or NO you are rejected).
Putting in mind that :
1) Biometric is closed in most countries.
2) they can't check with different countries for Criminality or Security.
3) not everyone is organized and have their documents and PCCs ready.
4) VAC centers are closed in most countries, they can't collect Fingerprints, ask for passports, or process them as consulates/embassies are working on a limited capacity, and needs to give priorities to Canadians.
5) they already have a huge backlog of people with "Approved" Status, who can't travel because CoPR expired, or wasn't issued at the first place (VAC closed, Consulates/Embassies are on limited-staffing ..)
So if they issued ITAs to a lot of people from outside Canada, it will leave them with a lot of applications that might take a year to process (as most of the countries are closed, or opening now, and will be very slow to answer).
At the same time IRCC needs to bring people to Canada to ensure that they achieve their
Goverment's Mandate (Ensure the effective implementation of Canada’s increased annual Immigration Levels Plan for 2020-2022, attracting more than a million new permanent residents to Canada over that time).
On the other hand, CEC are already in Canada, some of them might have to switch to Visitor visas and others will renew work permits, as Canada can't kick them out, as flights are still very very limited or closed countries, and IRCC doesn't want to have 10th of thousands of illegal foreigners inside Canada.
I am not comparing CEC to FSW, they are both great dudes, but IRCC doesn't care that much
... if 16,000 people managed to get ITA (4 draws) during this time with 410 points (2Y Diploma, 1 year experience, 8777 IELTS) ... to IRCC this is a fraction of the number of people they invite over the year.
By inviting CEC, they :
1) fixed the problem of people inside Canada who can't leave (and no one know when they will be able to leave)
2) process PR applications per their mandate
3) CEC, inland FSW are getting their PR via mail, and skipping the Interview (
during the week of June 8, IRCC completed 5,000 virtual permanent residence landings)
Above is an opinion ... not a fact .. but i am keen to hear from others about this