Quebec Skilled Worker Federal Stage (After CSQ)

[JL-HN]

Hi gang!

I still have no updates on my CIC or eCAS since early Feb when I passed the medical check. I am getting a bit anxious! To help to release some of my tension, I carefully reviewed and studied the CIC timelines spreadsheet (VO Ottawa only).

Thanks to the kind person who initiated the CIC timelines spreadsheet, which helps a bunch!

So Briefly summarize as follows:

1. Latest DM: gnole and Decaleb, on 2017-06-02;
2. Latest PPR: LAMPARD, on 2017-05-15;
3. Among those who sent the application on before July 2016 left on the list (xin, rpark, ShoGr, mixed, sylendrabilla, comtl, JL-HN and Amir-IR). No member history on the forum for xin, rpark, ShoGr, comtl and Amir-IR (the forum showed "Error" when searching them); mixed posted question on landing at the end of April, therefore, should be at the stage after PPR; sylendrabilla added her spouse in March so the process time of her case would be reasonably extended. Hence, the only person left is JL-HN. Good luck to you JL-HN. Perhaps your DM is coming at any moment!

Hope the DMs for the rest July and August applicants are coming soon!!!

Thank you so much for the sweet hope, and let us pray and will see what would happen this week then!!
Thank you again for your summarized details and Let us all hold on together to see!!!

 

[JL-HN]

Congratulations to those getting DM, and best wishes for your landing process.

It looks so far that the theory was correct and the VO are working on Quebec applications at the beginning of the month... Hopefully, we will keep getting more updates all through next week at least.

Here is content of what I sent today by post to the local MP. I have obviously deleted some of my personal info. Hope the issue is taken seriously... (i included a bit about maybe become a citizen by 2019, which is when the next elections are, hoping that they might give the matter some importance since i cool be a potential voter)


"I am a resident in Villeray in the district of Papineau. I write to you concerning federal immigration processes faced by applicants wishing to settle in Quebec, such as myself as well as thousands of others each year from around the world.

I am grateful that Canada is planning for the future and opening its borders to skilled immigrants, as well as helping others for humanitarian reasons, such as the recent refugee intake. However, I wish to bring to your attention some of the concerns shared by many of us as applicants.

All applicants, regardless of province of destination must undergo the same basic federal application process, which includes background checks and medical exams. However, increasing processing times and delays have affected applicants wishing to settle in Quebec. In addition to requiring a Cértificat du Selection du Québec (which in itself can take months or years to obtain in some cases), applicants face longer processing times at the federal level, even though the process remains basically the same. I do believe that a system like Express Entry brings many advantages, and I also believe immigrants fitting the country’s needs should have access to a fast-track process, but this should not mean longer waiting times for other applicants, specially when applicants wishing to settle in Quebec have no other option or alternative program to do so. In fact, since I sent my application at the end of summer 2016, the official processing times shown by IRCC, as long as they were, have increased.

This situation is harmful for both the applicants and the province of Quebec. On one hand, applicants are faced with slow service and processing, which prevents us from planning accurately our final plans to settle in Canada. It is hard to make plans for the future when you don’t know if you are going to have to keep waiting for much longer, or if in the end the application will be rejected after months (or years) of waiting.

On the other hand, this also harms Quebec’s economy. I personally know potential applicants that are actually considering choosing other provinces simply because the immigration process is much slower and uncertain here…. And the feeling is spreading. It is understandable, inland applicants going through Express Entry are sometimes granted permanent residence in just a couple of months. After this amount of time, many of Quebec applicants do not even receive acknowledgment from IRCC that the applications were received.

I do not regret trying to settle in Quebec. I am happy to be able to live and work in the province and I have patiently waited for my application to be processed. In my specific case, I am waiting for a Canadian Embassy abroad to receive a document from the authorities in my home country. But I have shared my experience and thoughts with other applicants, and a feeling that keeps coming up is that of being left in the dark. We are not sure why processing times are going up. Is it because other applications are processed first? Are there insufficient resources? Are Quebec applicants being subjected to other screening processes?

I moved to Villeray last year, and I wish to be able to keep living here in the future, and I hope that my application will be accepted so that I can permanently settle here, and maybe even become a citizen by 2019 if all goes well.

I sincerely hope that you are able to help us bring this matter to the attention of the necessary authorities. With any luck, changes will be implemented to benefit current and future applicants, or at least so that more information will be available on how the applications are being processed and the reasons for delays (if any).

I appreciate your taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for your support in the matter.

Sincerely,"

Bravo, and Really Well Done!!!

Let us cross our finger and wait for the response from the MP (who is the PM), and let him know the situation; at least we're trying so hard to raise awareness and attention from them!!!

 

[iamblue]

Hi all,
The office in Sydney received my PR application on April 18th, but I still haven't received my application number. Do youknow if it is normal? Also, can I do the police check and medical exam outside Canada? I will leave Montreal soon for about 3 months.
Thanks a lot.

 

[Mixed]

Thank you so much for the sweet hope, and let us pray and will see what would happen this week then!!
Thank you again for your summarized details and Let us all hold on together to see!!!

Hi friends
Just wanted to let you know that I'm still waiting... not DM yet!

 

[amit.r]

CIC is back to its slumber mode

 

[Macarad]

Hi all,
The office in Sydney received my PR application on April 18th, but I still haven't received my application number. Do youknow if it is normal? Also, can I do the police check and medical exam outside Canada? I will leave Montreal soon for about 3 months.
Thanks a lot.

Yes, this is perfectly normal. You will get your application number once you get AOR by email. This can take anywhere from 1 month to 3 or 4 months in some cases. You are still relatively early, so no worries.

I believe that in theory you can do the medical exam abroad, as long as it is done by one of the approved physicians.

Concerning the police certificate, I can't really say, it all depends on the procedure to obtain the specific police certificates(s) you need from the countries you have lived in.

Best of luck!

 

[NMontD]

Any idea our friends have if we submit the application for Federal from within Quebec(inland) will be faster than the outside of Quebec.

Also, average timeline taken for AOR for inland applicants.

 

[Kareem222]

Any idea our friends have if we submit the application for Federal from within Quebec(inland) will be faster than the outside of Quebec.

Also, average timeline taken for AOR for inland applicants.

I don't think so, because all the applications go to the same office and will be treated the same as outland, also AoR takes between 2-3 months.

 

[ranjit78]

hi guys
i was receiv my csq sept. 2016
and aor reciev jan 2017
proccess start from delhi februry 2017
i still waiting my medical request
pl. tell me about process
thanks

 

[v_sanhot]

Any idea our friends have if we submit the application for Federal from within Quebec(inland) will be faster than the outside of Quebec.

Also, average timeline taken for AOR for inland applicants.

Works different for different people i guess... i got mine in like 5 days... inland.

 

[v_sanhot]

hi guys
i was receiv my csq sept. 2016
and aor reciev jan 2017
proccess start from delhi februry 2017
i still waiting my medical request
pl. tell me about process
thanks

For inland ... 4 to 5 months for someone to get medical request.. you call CIC and ask them about this.
What i understand is .. they will send you everything together .. medical, RPRF and other docs they need to further process your application.

 

[SAMUEL PK]

hi guys
i was receiv my csq sept. 2016
and aor reciev jan 2017
proccess start from delhi februry 2017
i still waiting my medical request
pl. tell me about process
thanks

hi ranjit
could you please update the spreadsheet , and when did you send your application? because we both are same timeline.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11kdzo2tA_6HiILyuHtDsYtVajswDvHYTUiEFlFM1b28/edit#gid=1036764592

 

[favbless]

Guys please check your gc account for any update today

 

[gaye_ga]

Dear all,

Medical request received today via GC account. But I cannot read/access the instruction letter. Maybe we'll try it tomorrow . Hope to have a positive result in the next few weeks. God bless us all.

 

[gamerand]

Dear all,

Medical request received today via GC account. But I cannot read/access the instruction letter. Maybe we'll try it tomorrow . Hope to have a positive result in the next few weeks. God bless us all.

If, by any chance, your problem is that you click over the arrow pointing down and no file appears, there's actually a lag to it. Just wait about 5s after clicking. That happened to me at least.