- Sep 21, 2015
- 9,916
- Category........
- FSW
- Visa Office......
- Ottawa
- NOC Code......
- 4112
- App. Filed.......
- 03-09-2015
- Doc's Request.
- 01-10-2015
- AOR Received.
- 03-09-2015
- Med's Done....
- 17-08-2015
- Passport Req..
- 05-04-2016
- VISA ISSUED...
- 12-04-2016
- LANDED..........
- 05-05-2016
In 2012 due to Bill C-38, which was later known as Canada’s Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act IRCC cancelled all pending immigration applications. IRCC was facing a lot of issues. IRPA was amended and section 87.3 was introduced, which gave the power to the Immigration Minister to issue Ministerial Instructions (MI) to streamline the process and fix quotas.@legalfalcon I have a question for you.
I saw your post online where there was this article saying that the back log has increased by 60%
Now my question is that
Can IRCC decide to Cancel all the back logged applications and go to default zero?
Your insight on this would be very useful.
Thank You
In 2008, over 600,000 applicants were awaiting processing and the number continued. However, Act created section 87.4 of the IPRA, a provision which had the effect of unilaterally terminating all FSW applications submitted before 27 February 2008 which had not received a decision based on selection criteria before 29 March 2012. This amounted to a total of approximately 280,000 applicants whose applications were cancelled.
However, we are currently nowhere close, and the power of the ministerial instructions is in place with the Immigration Minister, who uses it for all draws and can also exercise them to streamline the process. Also, most of the pending applications have already been processed and only a final decision is pending.
A repeat of 2012 is highly unlikely.