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Backgrounder — Improvements to the Canadian Experience Class- PLEASE EXPLAIN

madam89

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Sep 28, 2013
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HELLO,
CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHAT THE FOLLOWING MEANS?
A).My LMO is in process will it affect me?
b).does this relate to the issue of work permit?


Between November 9, 2013 to October 31, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will accept a maximum of 12,000 new applications under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

Because of an overrepresentation in the CEC applications received to date, the following six occupations will no longer be eligible for the CEC starting November 9, 2013:

cooks (NOC code 6322);
food service supervisors (NOC 6311);
administrative officers (NOC 1221);
administrative assistants (NOC 1241);
accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 1311); and
retail sales supervisors (NOC 6211).
CIC already has a large inventory of applications in these occupations and will continue processing them to a final decision.

In addition, CIC will establish sub-caps of 200 applications each for National Occupational Classification (NOC) B occupations. These are mostly technical and administrative jobs or those in the skilled trades. NOC 0 and A (managerial and professional) occupations will not be sub-capped, but they will be subject to the overall cap of 12,000 applications.

Finally, CIC will maintain the same language criteria for applicants but will verify them upfront as of November 9, 2013. The current language requirements are Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for NOC 0 and A occupations, and CLB 5 for NOC B occupations. This new measure will ensure that applicants who do not meet the minimum language requirements are screened out earlier and processing resources can be concentrated on those who are more likely to qualify.

At the same time, this is more client-friendly, as applicants who do not have the required language proficiency will have their applications returned to them along with the processing fee.
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
This has nothing to do with work permits.

These changes impact the Canadian Experience Class permanent residency application process.
 

PMM

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Jun 30, 2005
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Hi Scylla


scylla said:
This has nothing to do with work permits.

These changes impact the Canadian Experience Class permanent residency application process.
Actually it will in the sense that the supervisors/crew chiefs/etc for Tim Hortons/MacDonald et al on work permits will no longer be able to apply for CEC. Their only opening will be some of the PNP programs, and then the 4 year cumulative of work permits will be kicking in.
 

madam89

Full Member
Sep 28, 2013
27
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Hi PMM,

Will it affect applications in process for LMO and future extension of work permit?
Please reply.