sponsorparents said:
Applications will be forwarded to corresponding embassy only if "local knowledge" is required. If not they will be processed from Ottawa. BTW: my docs received cpc-m on Dec, 21. Still waiting for the letter and online status update.
based on the oficial info from CIC bulletin only a portion of the applications - not all of them - will be forwarded to Ottawa... so some applications will go directly to the local office and some will go to Ottawa and can be forwarded to a local office if local knowledge is required:
Following file creation, the file will be assigned to an officer to review sponsorship eligibility. If found eligible, or if the sponsor has opted to proceed if found ineligible, the file will be forwarded to the relevant visa office for processing.
In keeping with CIC’s modernization agenda to move toward increased processing of applications from within Canada and with the implementation of GCMS, a
portion of these FC4 applications will be processed from within Canada at the Case Processing Pilot in Ottawa (CPP-O). If at any time during processing it is determined that local knowledge is required, the file will be forwarded to the relevant visa office for processing and final decision.
Medical instructions will continue to be requested by the visa office or CPP-O.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob353.asp
