idefix said:As per future_canadian's signature:
"FSW ends April 30, 2015, and not one minute before, unless a new Ministerial Instruction is issued."
We have no information whether or not Chris - the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration - will issue a new instruction before the EE begins.
To be safe you should file your app before December 31st, as the lawyer mentioned. But it may as well continue until April 30, 2015.
But it states clearly "These are the last applications we will accept under the current system before Express Entry launches in January 2015". All applications received in Jan'15 will fall under Express Entry. This will definitely affect many applicants who still are preparing applications/ haven't yet started.Moreover the link comes from the person who actually runs this forum(website).