vermas said:As per the following link, CIC is planning to take 74,000 - 80,400 FSW applicants (including PAs and dependants) in the year 2011, which could be the reason for slowdown as they have to regulate the number of new entrants.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/annual-report2010/section1.asp#part1_1
Very poor planning on CIC's part.
oh bummer ... only 33,200 to 36,600 principal FSW applicants out of 240,000 - 265,000