UK.SkilledWorker said:
Hi..
No, I don't think you were naive. I just think you misinterpreted what was being said. The wording that you quoted says that they will guarantee you a place in the queue with the simplified application. In other words, they will put you into the queue even without the original long application that was required up to that time. So as far as the wording goes, CIC kept their end of the deal. They put you into the queue with a simplified application.
My argument - as well as CIC's argument in court - is that they are able to enact new rules or change old ones when it's suitable or necessary. And their reasoning is that with a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications resulting in several years of waiting, the only feasible way to fix the system is to clear the queue.
I actually wish they would go with a different - and much stronger - argument that they have to clear that queue because Canada's current economy simply can't absorb all those extra people when there's already 10% of the population without jobs. This is without a doubt the real reason why they're doing it, but they don't want to admit it publicly because they fear it will scare foreign investors, which would then result in even more problems for the Canadian economy.
