Folks, CALM THE FK DOWN. Let's analyze the memo.
Just had a chance to dig deeper into this post. Steve is doing a Holthe here by having a misleading title. The focus of this memo is to take measures to reduce the processing times which was confirmed by the mandate letters. So we can all be sure that IRCC will continue to bring the processing times down and will look to issue more PPR's.
One interesting thing from the memo is that IRCC says they have enough applicants under processing to meet the 2022 target. Another important insight is that we will not see an FSW or CEC draw until June of 2022. PNP draws will continue to happen even if an Atom bomb is dropped on the city of Ottawa. PNP is basically the master race, not the CEC like we all thought it to be.
What about 36 monthly processing times?
According to the memo, as of Nov 1st, 2021, the processing times were 20.4 months for FSW and it is "expected" to grow to 36 months. The keyword is "expected".
- Why it is expected? Because there is a huge backlog.
- What IRCC wants to do with the backlogs? Simple. Clear them.
- But how? By pausing the draws until 2021.
- Where it is mentioned? Fking first point of the Memo.
If no measures are not taken, the backlog will continue to grow and it is "expected" to sit at 36 months. And that, my friends, is why IRCC wants to process the existing applications by requesting a pause on the draws until mid-2022.
Did you people forget the below article published Nov 25th, 2021 one day after this memo was published?
https://www.cicnews.com/2021/11/ircc-looking-to-tackle-express-entry-backlogs-before-resuming-fswp-and-cec-invitations-1119698.html#gs.mac56v
The article basically sums up what the above memo says. We all started breathing a little bit after this article was published and one should not worry about this memo because the article talked about what's in the memo on Nov 25th of 2021 itself.
Why post this memo now?
Steve Meurren's name took a hitting today after he made a series of predictions on a 3rd rated youtube channel run by some desi. From this memo, we can conclude that PR applications will not be canceled, no draws are expected until June, and the PNP draw will continue. Little b**tard Steve just wanted to clear the air. If I were Steve, I would never talk to Kubeir ever.