New Federal Category List 2012

[nazib123]

Everyone please share your views, when the new list will be up? I just heard this year the list will be up on July o1, 2012.. Please share your views and any update.

 

[nazib123]

Any update please?

 

[Maheshnep]

Nothing known till date. Only the guesses are going on. hope same NOC list will be published on July 1st.
More irritating thing is CIC is just publishing non sense notices....

 

[Right]

Nothing known till date. Only the guesses are going on. hope same NOC list will be published on July 1st.
More irritating thing is CIC is just publishing non sense notices....

No they would release before July 1st, 2012. It is not logical to release new rules and list on the day the change becomes effective!

 

[rao1122]

No they would release before July 1st, 2012. It is not logical to release new rules and list on the day the change becomes effective!

i agree . check the link below, they have released the instructions before 1st july

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/index.asp

 

[nazib123]

I just read in the forum that some people are sending the file before updating the new list. Everyone remember July 1 is holiday in Canada hope to see the list very soon.

 

[nazib123]

i agree . check the link below, they have released the instructions before 1st july



Thanks for sharing the link

 

[nazib123]

Very confused for 2012 list. . I contact with one of my friend in Canada he informed me the list will come on 1st week of July. . oh Allah knows what will happen.

 

[sitagliptin]

Hi everyone
Is it advisable to send the application form before the new rules are released.I saw some of them already started posting their applications.
just concerned what should we do if the rules change and we already post the application.please let me know do we need to wait and see the new rules or post our application before hand ?Sorry its not to discourage anyone but Iam concerned about the new rules!lil bit confused

thanks

sitagliptin
3131

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi everyone
Is it advisable to send the application form before the new rules are released.I saw some of them already started posting their applications.
just concerned what should we do if the rules change and we already post the application.please let me know do we need to wait and see the new rules or post our application before hand ?Sorry its not to discourage anyone but Iam concerned about the new rules!lil bit confused

thanks

sitagliptin
3131

If the application is received in CIO before July/01 then it will be returned.

 

[drpcbaba]

Very confused for 2012 list. . I contact with one of my friend in Canada he informed me the list will come on 1st week of July. . oh Allah knows what will happen.

it will be before first of july after it no list can be released.

 

[Cappuccino]

Although CIC can issue MI at any time, just before the 1st July would be the logical time if they are going to change anything this year, since this is when the current caps reset.

Changes are usually announced in the gazette, which is published 3pm every Friday.

Therefore there's a strong probability that the changes will be in this Friday's gazette (29th June), if indeed there are going to be any changes.


Please note if CIC do not issue new MI, then my understanding is that the existing caps will simply reset at their current levels (500 per noc and 10,000 total).

Wayne.

 

[nazib123]

Thanks for ur info...

 

[nazib123]

OTTAWA — The government is expected to issue a moratorium on new immigration applications under the popular Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Immigrant Investor Program, Postmedia News has learned.

Both programs were set to reopen to new applicants on July 1, but efforts are underway to revamp the programs by the end of the year.

The government doesn't want to process new applications until it's dealt with the existing backlogs and put in place a "just-in-time" economic immigration system, probably by January.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is expected to announce the new directive in Calgary Thursday during a speech to the C.D. Howe Institute.

The decision means Citizenship and Immigration's central intake office in Sydney, N.S. won't be bombarded by applications from wealthy foreigners who last year chartered planes so they could be the first to submit their paperwork for the Immigrant Investor Program after it was capped at 700 applicants.

The cash-for-visa scheme is so attractive that last year's application window closed within 30 minutes.

Kenney has argued the minimum investment of $800,000 — it was just $400,000 in 2010 — remains too low and that it should be a permanent investment in the Canadian economy.

Right now, provinces get the cash to invest in economic development projects but must pay back the principal five years later.

Kenney said in April that legislation was coming to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to give him more power and flexibility to create, change or cancel specialized programs like this one based on market demand and proven effectiveness.

He said he also was launching consultations with stakeholders and provincial and territorial colleagues on how best to reform the investor program.

Earlier this month, officials said consultations were ongoing and that the new powers were contained in the omnibus budget bill set to become law by the end of the week.

The Immigrant Investor Program backlog currently stands at about 25,000 cases involving more than 86,000 people.

Richard Kurland, a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer and longtime critic of the investor program, said the decision makes sense.

"Why not hold off until you're ready to launch a new program with higher eligibility thresholds?" he said.

"There's plenty of inventory to process. We don't need to add inventory."

He's less enthusiastic about the temporary pause on federal skilled workers, however, noting Canada needs people like nurses and pharmacists and that there's value in setting a predictable date on which the intake doors are opened.

He noted many already have couriered their applications and that this will mean more stress and additional costs for applicants.

The budget bill also will eliminate about 280,000 visa applications submitted under the Federal Skilled Worker Program before February 2008 by refunding their application fees to the tune of $130 million. The move effectively will reduce the skilled worker backlog to about 110,000.

Last year the government capped the number of applications it accepts from federal skilled workers without prearranged offers of employment at 10,000.

Kenney has called for a faster, more flexible immigration system that's economically-driven and designed to attract workers with strong language skills, employment credentials that are in demand by the current labour market and Canadian experience.

He's announced a variety of initiatives to that end, including replacing the entrepreneur program with a startup visa and allowing employers and provinces to cherry-pick immigrants based on occupation.

The moratorium is expected to be lifted once the full plan is in place.