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I agree. I have seen multiple COPRs for applicants who were approved pre-COVID. Hopefully we have new DMs coming in.

Whats breeding this pessimism? Born with it? Or is it sheer frustration? I can understand that latter.

Another similar timeline: SINP Inland with Work Permit (Principal + 3 dependents) AR - 20 Mar 2019 AOR - 7th May 2019 Medical Request - 10th Sep 2019 Medical Received - 30th Sep 2019 Medical Passed - 30th Sep 2019 RCMP Request (Principal only) - 5th Nov 2019 RCMP Submission - 6th Nov 2019 PAL -...

I found this searching for clues about IRCC offices getting back to work: https://www.cic.gc.ca/emp/msg/20200612-eng.asp Looks like offices will reopen and I believe Sydney should be one of them because of no Covid cases for ~3 weeks now.

https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/processing-centres-struggle-to-keep-up-with-growth-in-immigration-in-atlantic-canada-401042/

Well there are only 10 case officers in Sydney who work on PNP applications.

Things don't look good for PNP PR applicants whose file is stuck in Sydney NS: https://www.saltwire.com/business/regional-business/majority-of-cape-breton-federal-government-employees-continue-to-work-from-home-for-now-466386/ The site is behind paywall but the message is clear.

Its all speculation or wishful thinking. No concrete evidence of federal offices opening in NS.

I don't have any evidence, but I think, we (as in Inland PNP applicants) are handicapped because our files are being processed in Sydney NS office. And it seems that this office is closed or working at significantly reduced capacity. EE files are processed in Ottawa which is open for business...

Why would they not approve your work permit extension?

To be sure, CERB may or may not be based on EI. Also EI and CERB are two separate instruments. That EI is routed through CERB does not make it CERB alone. And if you are getting paid based on EI you dont need to pay back to government. Thats like insurance you availed. Vanilla CERB (not based on...

I am not an expert to tell something to a lawyer. Having said that you are your own man. Do things at your own risk.

I have a lawyer (a fairly reputed one - www.veemanlaw.com) and he mentioned that seeking government dole (CERB) while your application is in progress (and even after you get PR or citizenship if you want to sponsor your close relative in future) is not a good idea. You will be viewed as someone...

Complete Timeline please.

If you have a US Drivers license, getting a Canadian one is very easy. Its basically a swap. You hand over your US State license and they hand you over a Canadian province DL. Ofcourse you would have to bring in your driving record in US, something that you can get online (at-least in case of WA...

My application is stuck at Criminality stage (In Progress since Nov 2019). And it is frustrating. I ordered GCMS notes in Feb 2020 and found that my eligibility is cleared. So that brings some solace.

When I moved to Canada on work permit in Jan 2019, my employer hired me a lawyer. The lawyer suggested that my spouse get the open work permit (and my kids get the student permit). And thats what we did. My spouse got the OWP in about 6 weeks time. There was no complication at all. Honestly I do...

This is not entirely true. Even Paper based applications are entered into the system. If you look at your GCMS notes for PNP paper based, you will find that these are culled from a Seibel based ERP system. So all information is there in system to be worked on. Whether IRCC further relies on...

This is a good question to ask and I have not seen any justifiable answers. Lots of speculations. I have *observed* that (1) IRCC is working on reduced capacity (2) Many Express Entry invitations are being issued, so IRCC is not exactly twiddling their thumbs (3) I have not seen any PNP...

You have a valid point (if you take Bernier out of equation). I have been in Canada for ~15 months now and see many immigrants working in areas that have nothing to do with how they "qualified" for permanent residence. I won't call it a scam, because the process is largely transparent and...