If you meet the requirements for EE, why not apply through EE? Nobody forced anybody to submit a paper-based PNP application. Some of you need to stop expressing this sense of entitlement. CIC does NOT owe you or anybody on this forum - the application guidelines are clear and free for everyone to access. If you have a CLB of at least 7 in all four language skills, skilled work experience/educational qualifications, and meet the age & points requirements, then by all means apply through EE. If not, then keep calm, be patient and wait for 17 months. Your approval for PR is at the discretion of CIC and you signed your application prior to submission confirming that you understood and would abide by the processing rules and by the outcome of the processing. Why would you now want to sign a petition asking essentially for the rules to be changed in the middle of the game? There's a reason EE applications are fast-tracked - those who meet EE requirements have been adjudged by CIC to have the potential to make the most contribution to the growth of the Canadian economy. That's why it's a highly skilled program. The paper-based PNP program on the other hand is also under the Economic stream but usually (not always) includes people who can't contribute as much as EE applicants to the Canadian economy.
Oh by the way, I applied through a PNP paper-based system...and I am at Month #1 post-AOR. 16 more months to go.
Supercanadian,
"Where exactly did I make comments regarding the division of PRs and citizens into first and second class or is your comprehension of the English language limited?"
How dare you speak to me like that? I think this is something you should apologize for. Maybe you have some problems with English comprehension since it seems to me that you are not skillful enough or pretend to be one by not being able to control the flow of your words. Why are you trying to insult people at all? What's your problem? If you are ok with the situation, fine, sit down and wait.
Now with regards to your first question, this is your quote:
"There's a reason EE applications are fast-tracked - those who meet EE requirements have been adjudged by CIC to have the potential to make the most contribution to the growth of the Canadian economy. That's why it's a highly skilled program. The paper-based PNP program on the other hand is also under the Economic stream but usually (not always) includes people who can't contribute as much as EE applicants to the Canadian economy."
People who can contribute and people who cannot contribute as much to the economy...are you going to say that you were not dividing people into categories?
"Again the question to you as to the other fellow on this thread is: if you qualify for EE, what are you doing here calling for protests and petitions to process your paper-based PNP application faster? Do you realize how you sound when you make claims about your educational qualification and language score and then state you qualify for EE which you very well know has a faster processing time but just didn't apply for it?"
It is was my choice to go through paper-based PNP application track. EE track during the first year of existence prioritized those who were already living in Canada and job offers on their hands, and the scoring system was different. But yet again, it had nothing to do with the degree of contribution to the Canadian economy. Or do you really believe that only PhDs, CEOs and top managers get into EE stream and do you believe that this category of people contributes to the economy more than a person on the factory production line? All in all, you are asking a wrong question. EE system has been introduced in Jan. 2015, why wouldn't CIC introduce EE option for paper-based applicants, since it is more efficient both for applicants and the Canadian economy.
