Here is my observation regarding the list CIC has issued today:
There is especially one key NOC code which can help us determine the cut-off date of the updated NOC list.
Take a look at the 3012 for example;
There are 2 PERs in the forum spreadsheet whereas the CIC list shows only one.
Even if we take for granted the only 3012 application in the CIC list is a canadavisa.com member, this alone puts the "LATEST" possible cut-off date of the CIC list to either
a) 1st of May - if they are taking the received stamp date into consideration (and absolutely not the 2nd of May)
b) Between 23rd of May - 27th of May if they are considering the fee charge date
c) Between 30th of May - 5th of June if they are considering the PER sent date
This analysis based on this NOC alone is sufficient to say one thing for sure; the CIC list is absolutely back dated (an old list)
I believe, for any logical project management task the finalization date of any step of the project "is the approval date" (CC charge) and not the "announcement date" (PER email).
So even if we assume that the only person approved under NOC 3012 in the CIC list is one of our forum members, that puts the date of the list either to 1st of May or to between 23rd and 27th of May.
The "as of" statement (despite the wrong date) means -at least in the business norms- the "approved" number of applications as of that date.
So, according to the above reasoning the CIC list reflects the number of approved complete applications as of, some date between 1st and 27th of May, which is still a huge gap.
But this reasoning shows us one more equally important fact; it is completely meaningless to drive some ratios by comparing the current forum spreadsheet and the CIC list.
BTW, this was my first post on this forum, so, hello and good luck to all fellow future Canadians
Edit: I've sent an e-mail to CIC asking them to fix the "as of" date to reflect the actual and correct date.
