On FSW: We don't have a date for how long people will have to wait.
Be prepared to wait a year or two more, I guess.
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By god, he is a true politician. He has mastered the art of answering questions without answering them. I look up to that dude in a way. I wish I could bullshit the way he does.
Whats interesting about his 147k number is that he says apps and not people. The 540k PR backlog is in persons. In apps that should cut at least half in 1st quarter.
Q: No draws for the first half for CEC's and FSW's. CEC people in the pool, what are we doing for PGWP extension?
A: Looking at options to keep people. Circling back to talking about a labor shortage. Talking shit about FSW's. Solution for CEC not yet thought of. No fucking answer lol
Basically, stream-specific draws are dead. They won't focus on CEC-specific draws. They are still looking to keep people who are in Canada, so i think it's going to be
Q: No draws for the first half for CEC's and FSW's. CEC people in the pool, what are we doing for PGWP extension?
A: Looking at options to keep people. Circling back to talking about a labor shortage. Talking shit about FSW's. Solution for CEC not yet thought of. No fucking answer lol
my assumption is that it is a temporary pause only. (my gut feeling is that they don't want to scrape it because it delivers a negative policital message. Just imagine the headlines: Canadian government stops high skilled worker program - imagine the comments below an article like that from Canadians.) He said nothing regarding whether the principles of the program will change or not.