I waited 9 years from 2012 and got refused - people from 2009-10 got it . . .

[sarimraza]

Dear All

I applied in aug 2004 in the old FSW program and after waiting 9 years got terminated even though i was selected in May 2012 because of new law that terminated applications not approved before march 29, 2012

In contrast people who applied in 2009, 10, 11 got fast track applications approved within 1 or 2 years and are now sitting in canada . . .

How is this fair or logical or according to 'law'?

Should i write letter to supreme court of Canada ?

Thanks

 

[caipsfasttracker]

Check your e-mail

 

[A. Khan]

Well you can write to the Supreme Court of Canada, but I don't think it will work.

The Supreme Court will go in favour of a "Canadian" & not in favour of "a Foreigner living outside of Canada". They will say that the Canadian Laws (that Supreme Court follows) are made for "Canadians" & not for "Foreigners living outside of Canada".

So, I guess you will be spending time+money with NO results at the end.

 

[SanRoque]

It's a sad reality but you just accept it. Maybe Canada is not for you and there's some reasons and maybe it's a blessing in disguise.

Good luck.

 

[obs35]

Well you can write to the Supreme Court of Canada, but I don't think it will work.

The Supreme Court will go in favour of a "Canadian" & not in favour of "a Foreigner living outside of Canada". They will say that the Canadian Laws (that Supreme Court follows) are made for "Canadians" & not for "Foreigners living outside of Canada".

So, I guess you will be spending time+money with NO results at the end.

That's right, and that is how it SHOULD be. Canadian rules should work for canadians and not foreigners.... Totally agree!!!!!!!!

 

[luqi]

its really sad, but dont be discouraged, apply for australia

 

[Cappuccino]

Dear All

I applied in aug 2004 in the old FSW program and after waiting 9 years got terminated even though i was selected in May 2012 because of new law that terminated applications not approved before march 29, 2012

In contrast people who applied in 2009, 10, 11 got fast track applications approved within 1 or 2 years and are now sitting in canada . . .

How is this fair or logical or according to 'law'?

Should i write letter to supreme court of Canada ?

Thanks

My deepest sympathies go out to applicants from before 2008, particular to those such as yourself waiting as long as 2004.

None of this is your fault.

CIC made a grave error in refusing to deal with the ever increasing intake of applications until the problem soured out of control - far more applications were being received in a year than they could possibly handle. In 2010 they introduced a capping system to stop this problem increasing, but this then left the backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications.

CIC should never have let things get into this position in the first place, but I guess the facts are that having got there - there are hundreds of thousands of applications in the process from applicants who simply do not have the in-demand work skills that Canada needs right now.

CIC probably felt they had no choice. Personally I think it could have been done more intelligently. Rather than blanket cancel all of the backlog, at least run a process to determine if those applicants had work experience which was in-demand and chose them ahead of newer applicants.


But it is what it is. A lawsuit on behalf of I believe around 900 pre-Feb-2008 applicants has happened, and they lost. I think there may be an appeal going on, but am not sure of its progress. The judge on the original decision admitted that whereas he sympathized with the applicants, CIC had broken no law, they had dotted all their I's and crossed all their T's on the legislation, and therefore he was powerless to intervene.

As such I do not expect the appeal decision to be any different from the original decision.


I realise this is a very unfair and harsh scenario for you, but you may be better focussing your efforts on applying under the current rules. If you do not have work experience in one of the in-demand occupations, try to see if you can secure a Canadian job offer and apply under Category 2.

Best of luck,
Wayne.