canuck_in_uk said:
You say that because you didn't get what you wanted from the pilot program, which was solely health coverage. A lot of people have gotten what they wanted from the program, which was the ability to work throughout the process, Many have also obtained health coverage; OWP holders in Ontario who have full-time jobs are able to get OHIP and I haven't heard of any other province refusing health coverage.
I say that because it's obvious.
They can't even tell people when their applications have arrived, can't even file applications according to date.
They literally spend 16 months determining if the sponsor is dead or not. So they create a program designed to hand out work permits to everyone who handed in an application.
Don't bother doing any actual processing. Don't bother determining if the applicant is legit.
Don't bother printing up a PR card for someone who has been landed for 8 months, that's toooooo hard.
Immigration fraud? Whatever, doesn't matter, you can legally work in Canada for a year or two before they realize.
Heck, you probably don't even need to apply for immigration, just apply for the OWP. It's not like they even know your application arrived till long after you get your OWP.
No, don't speed up anything, just issue work permits, that's all the people want.
Yeah, the pilot is good news for some people, but not for everyone. Seeing the backlog increase by 5-6 months leading up to the launch of the pilot program I can't help but think the effort would have been better spent on getting phase 1 down to 6-8 months, instead of allowing it to increase to 17.
You know, that way you don't have fraudsters squatting in Canada, with jobs, for 2 years till processing catches up with them.