Expect changes in EE

[sunnyvin]

New Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees asked by PM to make changes to Express Entry In a change from the practice of previous Prime Ministers, Justin Trudeau has issued public mandate letters to each new government minister. In his letter to Mr McCallum, Trudeau stated that the following measure should be a “top priority” for the department of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees: “Give additional points under the Express Entry system to provide more opportunities for applicants who have Canadian siblings.” It remains to be seen when any changes to the system may occur, and how exactly those changes will work with respect to the CRS as it functions today. It would appear, however, that some points may be awarded in the future to candidates with a sibling (or siblings) already residing in Canada. - See more at: http://www.cicnews.com/2015/11/important-updates-express-entry-selection-system-canadian-immigration-116607.html#sthash.6k2OEVrL.dpuf

 

[cyronn]

Hmm.. This is also noteworthy

At the 23rd Annual Immigration Law Summit held earlier this month in Toronto, Ontario, a spokesperson for Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) made some notable comments about the past, present, and future of draws made from the Express Entry pool. The main takeaway, however, is that the CRS point requirement for Express Entry draws is likely to go down.

 

[thenumbiceman]

nothing about speeding up the process or atleast providing some status / time frame.

 

[PiyushAgrawal06121985]

Well the positive is that they are looking to reduce the scores. On the other hand, it seems more likely that people who have relatives in Canada will be given preference.

Which makes sense from a Canadian perspective but a total bummer to people like me. That being said, lets wait for the official news to come.

I suspect there would be 3-4 critical bits of news coming over the next 3 weeks (till mid - December) with regard to Ontario PNP, CIC quota and changes in EE if any.

 

[Neel0526]

Hope CIC will conduct program specific draws from now on for those 2015 Cap not reached...

 

[PiyushAgrawal06121985]

Neel, I am not sure but I figure maybe the refugees would take up some part of the quota.

However, hopefully the processing next year is smoother and quicker!

 

[Neel0526]

Neel, I am not sure but I figure maybe the refugees would take up some part of the quota.

However, hopefully the processing next year is smoother and quicker!

I think, they will never mix other quotas with refugees. If this is true, then I feel CAP for CEC and FSW for 2015 are not reached.

 

[PiyushAgrawal06121985]

Neel I hope and pray you are right buddy!

 

[kainthsimranjit]

The scores would automatically come down in 2016 as the backlog from old files would have been gone by then.....Even if the new government don't take any measures, the score is bound to come down. It all depends upon their targets for 2016....I believe they still have enough people in pool that the score may not go below 400 even in 2016.

 

[sunnyvin]

Scores will fall .............

expect changes if you have siblings in Canada .

 

[sarb13]

Scores will fall .............

expect changes if you have siblings in Canada .

Lot of people are waiting for such option. its good to have some points for siblings
Eagerly waiting for this to happen .