Blog Posts on federal skilled worker
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Refund up to $130 million FSW Processng Fees, Proposed. by Gateway to Canada on Mar 29, 2012I'm sorry to be the bearer of this bad news for FSW applicants filed before February 27, 2008. It looks like Citizenship and Immigration Canada is serious is wiping out the FSW backlog.The Government of Canada is proposing to return applications and...
Solution to FSW Backlog? by Gateway to Canada on Mar 13, 2012In his speech at the Economic Club of Canada Event last week, The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism mentioned three ways they are exploring to reduce the immigrationn (FSW) backlog. There's...
On Proposed Changes to Canada's FSW Points Sytem by Gateway to Canada on Feb 18, 2012About a year ago, Citizenship ang Immigration Canada started a consulation regarding the Proposed Changes to Canada's FSW Points System. There is a great chance that changes in the Points System will be implemented this coming July 2012.What are the...
National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2011 Version by Gateway to Canada on Feb 10, 2012If you are planning to apply for permanent residence in Canada under the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program, you must consider the changes in Canada's National Occupation Classification.On January 31, 2012, Human Resources and Skills Development C...
Ministerial Instruction 5 (MI-5) Priority Occupations by Gateway to Canada on Feb 5, 2012On or before July 1, 2012, a new Ministerial Instruction is expected to be issued by Canada's Immigration Minister. This Ministerial Instruction 5 (MI-5) will provide details about the priority occupations to be processed under the Federal Skilled W...
MI-3 Notice of Assessment from CIO by Gateway to Canada on Sep 26, 2011We have just received today the first batch of Assessment Notice from Centralized Intake Office (CIO) for Federal Skilled Worker program applicants filed under Ministerial Instructions (MI-3). Notice of Assessments are being sent by CIO via email. W...
Registered Nurse as Licensed Practical Nurse? by Gateway to Canada on Sep 21, 2011Yesterday, I posted an update from Centralized Intake Office (CIO) that the cap for Registered Nurses has been reached already. And on that blog post, I discussed some options that Registered Nurses may do. Here's another option: Apply as a Licens...
Total complete FSW Applications Received | CIO Update as of September 13, 2011 by Gateway to Canada on Sep 14, 2011As of September 13, 2011, the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) already received a total of 1,979 applications. CIO will only receive 10,000 application until June 30, 2012 with a cap of 500 applications per occupation.Applications received per eligib...
Only 90 Slots Remain for Registered Nurses (NOC 3152) | CIO Update as of September 6, 2011 by Gateway to Canada on Sep 6, 2011As of September 6, 2011, only 90 slots remain for Registered Nurses (NOC 3152) for Federal Skilled Workers program under Ministerial Instruction 3 (MI-3). There is a great chance that the cap for nurses will be reached within this month.Applications...
MI-3 Cap for NOC 1122 has been reached! | CIO Update as of August 22, 2011 by Gateway to Canada on Aug 22, 2011Just like under Ministerial Instruction 2 (MI-2), Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management (NOC 1122) is the first to reach the cap for Ministerial Instruction 3 (MI-3). The 500 cap for NOC 1122 has been reached already as of Augu...
