On June 29, 2012 Citizenship & Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that they will stop accepting and processing applications under the Federal Skilled Worker category. July 1st, 2012 was supposed to reset the quota for the immigration year, however the federal government decided to stop accepting new applications all together in order to try and tackle the backlog. This does not affect applicants who have pre-arranged job offers.
Those applicants who had submitted their applications prior to February 27, 2008 should read the chart below to determine if their application will continue to be processed or whether CIC will return their application along with the fees.
Processing Instructions
| If the officer… | and | Then… |
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| has not established whether the applicant meets the selection criteria prior to March 29, 2012 |
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| has established whether the applicant meets the selection criteria prior to March 29, 2012 | the application has not been finalized before June 29, 2012… |
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| established whether the applicant meets the selection criteria on or after March 29, 2012 | the application has not been finalized before June 29, 2012… |
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| established whether the applicant meets the selection criteria on or after March 29, 2012 | the application has been finalized before June 29, 2012… |
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