Hariboy said:
I have a question to the person who said "his/her friend" got a mail on the CIC cap being full.
If the cap is full then they dont open the application at all but simply send it back via post. Now, if your friend had asked them back in November on the status of the application and if they replied saying the cap is reached; then how did they know who was inquiring about the application without even opening it? If some one just mails them inquiring about an application they just dont reply without verifying with the passport number for identity verification. Dont tell me they would have opened every application and checked/verified who the applicant is and then replied! Also if u just say you applied on XYZ date they wouldnt simply reply without verifying as a wrong info from them would land them in trouble. Also they would reply about the details of the application ONLY to the email-id that is provided inside the application and not just reply to a mail inquiring about an application! Remember while applying you sign a document which says information be conveyed to the applicant via contact details provided by the applicant! Thats a legal document!
your assumption here is wrong.
CIC will open the envelopes because they cannot just return your application in the same envelope. They will also include an explanation telling why your application is being returned. They should also keep track of all applications that are being returned to avoid any disputes that arise in the future and probably this is reason why we do not see mass return of applications. you may be surprised to know that they even track the time of receipt of application at CIC. Trust me - my application was returned once from CIC. they are returning the applications gradually.
and I am pretty sure that application quota is full. just thinking logically - see my calculations below.
till december AORs were issued for nearly 4500 applicants - and those were applications received till mid to late august
so starting from may 8 to mid august they had received 4500 application i .e 4500 in 3 to 4 months. approximately 1000 to 1500 applications per month.
now considering mid to late august to late october even if they receive around 1500 application per month, they would reach the quota of 8000. More people might have sent applications in september and october due to uncertainity over express entry. I was expecting the quota to be reached by early to mid november but reaching quota by end of october is not surprising.
So my suggestion is forget CEC and prepare for EE.