Salam,
I have just registered to participate, I am from the middle east (Arab) and I live in Barrie, ON. My timeline is as follows
Application received : Dec. 2010
Started processing : Jan 2012
Fingerprints requested : April 2012
Fingerprints receieved : May 2012
Till now, I have not been invited to the do the exam. I have a PhD from the USA, and currently working as a scientist for the Canadaian government. My name is so unique that it is impossible to find anyone in the world with my name. When they requested fingerprints (despite the fact that I am a fedral employee), I knew that it has to do with my Muslim name and middle eastern origin.
My wife timeline
Application received: June 2011
Still receieved.
Both I and my wife have been ideal immigrants, since day one in Canada working hard and paying taxes, never been in trouble, I have even never got a traffic citation.
I have just registered to participate, I am from the middle east (Arab) and I live in Barrie, ON. My timeline is as follows
Application received : Dec. 2010
Started processing : Jan 2012
Fingerprints requested : April 2012
Fingerprints receieved : May 2012
Till now, I have not been invited to the do the exam. I have a PhD from the USA, and currently working as a scientist for the Canadaian government. My name is so unique that it is impossible to find anyone in the world with my name. When they requested fingerprints (despite the fact that I am a fedral employee), I knew that it has to do with my Muslim name and middle eastern origin.
My wife timeline
Application received: June 2011
Still receieved.
Both I and my wife have been ideal immigrants, since day one in Canada working hard and paying taxes, never been in trouble, I have even never got a traffic citation.