An Open Letter to Canadian Immigration Minister, Honorable Jason Kenney

I applied in 2006. I was asked to sit for the ielts exam in English and TEF exam in French which I did and was asked to wait 24 months or more. I submitted all relevant documents. Since then I remained stagnant and waiting. I am being told that processing time is being lengthened. On the other side I saw many people applying as provincial nominees as Quebec through which today they are in Toronto and already settled. So like this there are many ways to be in Canada. Now as it is my case, I have no other way to apply because of my age. I have lost five precious years.
I applied because Canada is a very sweet country as my relatives living over there always tell me. I am very sure that on being there I am able to prove myself. So I am asking WHY THIS UNFAIRNESS TOWARDS US. Please SIR do something for us

Cant we backlog people create a group on Facebook so that the whole world knows what we are going through? Canadian government DOES NOT have the right to put millions of lives on hold like that. Our only mistake was to trust them and believe in them. We are victims of a government which is believed to treat their immigrants with justice, we are on the other side of the picture, the one which is hidden from the world. Guys, wake up, it's high time that something is done to show how Canadian government is playing with millions of lives throughout the world.....

Guys cant you see that we have ALL been fooled by the Canadian Government?5 years elapsed since i applied for my PR. At that time i was told that it would take 18-24 months to get my PR.Now processing times have nearly reached 80 months!! I cant find words to express my disgust, disbelief, deception and anger.How can Canadian Government fool us, take our money then forget about us?? Am more than sure that our money has already been used by them.I feel so stupid for having believed in Canadian government. I used to believe that Canada is a country where there is justice and meritocracy...a country where it would be great to grow my children and where the government was just and treated everyone as equal...but it's only after losing my savings in their hands that i realised what liars,cheaters and thieves they are!! I belong to one of the occupations in demand in canada then why is the Canadian government ignoring me and those in the same boat as me? Who gave them the right to play with our lives such? Will there EVER be justice for us????? I no longer trust this type of government anymore :-(

A friend of mine filed her application under Ministerial 3 under Registered Nurses last July 14, 2011. Her application was received by CIO stamped by their office in July 20, 2011. Two months after she received a letter informing that her application was received after the cap reached.

The first posting of the received application in the CIC website was July 21, 2011 to which approximate 26 application was only received for processing. We find that this is form of misleading information and sense of betrayal to applicants.

Some of my friends who were filed July 15 also received the same letter -- cap reached.

Hello Rachel Maa'm,

I guess it is you and not your friend who applied for RN. Please be noted that Canada Government is not publishing any misleading information about immigration process and not doing any kind of 'fishing' of foreigners to get trapped in their immigration 'net'. The greedy job seekers or those people who really fed up with their country's bureaucracy only want to get in to Canada. After submitting their application they look for an immediate decision from CIC. Those who don't get any favorable response used to criticize Canadian government as you are now doing. It is essential to understand the rules of CIC and updates made time to time. All the applicants are required to follow the Canadian rules if they are interested to immigrate to Canada.

Dear Honorable Jason Kenney

New Delhi applicants who had applied for immigration under Federal Skilled Workers Class in June 2003 onwards i.e. Pre-Feb 2008 are a harrassed lot. These applicants are now referred to as backlog cases. At the time of application they were promised to be served on the principle of "first come, first serve". Most of whom were in their prime youth and were promised that their applications were expected to be processed in the order of which they are received. However, Canadian High Commission, New Delhi keeps on moving the goal post to the disadvantage of backlog cases by increasing timelines every time an applicant gets near to his month of finalisation. This has resulted in the lot of frustration, stress and disappointment among the applicants. Their lives are in limbo and can not take important decisions in life because of the uncertainity at prevailing processing timelines.

There is a huge disparity in the processing times of various countries. For example for the Processing time of China and Malaysia is 41 months, Russia is 32 months and Italy is 30 months. Even Pakistan is 76 months. Why is India's processing time the maximum in the world with 90 months? Why are July 2003 applications are being currently finalised as per CHC Delhi website? CHC Delhi is processing December 2003 applicants since 2009 December and now with the increased timelines they will be finalised in June 2011 i.e. good 18 months to complete processing on one month of applicants only. Is this an indication of the future process timelines of the backlog cases?

Such long processing times dissuades legal immigration and creates a congenial atmosphere for crooked immigration Consultants and Agents to send people on forged and fraudulent documents illegally without waiting for such long times.

The two websites of the Canadian Government give misleading information about the processing time as they give two totally different time-lines for the same application category. Moreover, it gives an impression that the future processing time would be more or less the same as of past however when we submitted our applications the processing times were 33 months which have been extended every year to now 90 months and may be next year it would be 101 months. CHC Delhi does not even disclose the ratio at which the FSW quota is distributed among three categories of FSW applicants i.e. Pre-Feb 2008, Post-Feb 2008 and Post 26 June 2010. There is a total lack of transparency in allocation of visas among the three different categories of FSW at CHC New Delhi.

It is against the principles of natural justice to start two new fast track categories without finalising the existing backlog applicants. As the exiting FSW quota remains unchanged the two new categories are allocated visa from the quota which would have otherwise gone to the backlog cases. This is gross injustice to the backlog cases who had applied in good-faith for permanent residence visa. New priority processing rules like "Fast Track" are expidited without processing the long waiting Pre-Feb 2008 applications. This totally violates the promise made to old applicants that the "applications will be processed in order they are received". Further, now that even the "Post 28 Feb 2008 Fast Track" with 38 occupation list has been scraped and there is a "Post 26 June 2010 New Fast track" with 29 occupation list, again much to the disadvantage of the backlog cases. It is unfair to penalise the backlog applicants for the changes to Canadian market needs of "in-demand jobs". The lapse is on part of Canadian Immigration and Citizenship which continued to accept applications and for which the backlog applicants
should not be made to suffer endlessly.

At the time of announcing the most current Post 26th June 2010 immigration policy your Excellency had promised to be fair and do justice to the backlog cases who had been waiting the longes t. Your statements in regard to the backlog cases had been a ray of hope from among the dark clouds. Finally, the backlog applicants had expected that there was light at the end of the long dark tunnel. However, contrary to your statements CHC Delhi on 16th August 2010 infact increased processing timelines form 80 months to a massive 90 months for the backlog cases. How is it that Canadian Immigration Ministry does not have a policy regarding the backlog cases who are allocated the left-over permanent residence visa quota at New Delhi?

Dear Honorable Jason Kenney, on behalf of the backlog cases at New Delhi, we plead with your good-self to please look into the matter and do the needful. We have been waiting an unreasonably long time to get our applications processed. Our lives are in a limbo, whether it is investing in skills, property, busine
ss or even raising a family. It is your Excellency who has the power to change things to a positive outcome for the backlog cases. We hope that you will excercise your positive discretion on the matter and do justice to the backlog cases.

Many thanks for your patience to read this letter.
Best regards.
2004 applicants.

Dear Honorable Jason Kenney, on behalf of the backlog cases at New Delhi, we plead with your good-self to please look into the matter and do the needful. We have been waiting an unreasonably long time to get our applications processed. Our lives are in a limbo, whether it is investing in skills, property, busine
ss or even raising a family. It is your Excellency who has the power to change things to a positive outcome for the backlog cases. We hope that you will excercise your positive discretion on the matter and do justice to the backlog cases.

Please let me know that how many times to finalise the backlog immigration to canada cases at that time

i have applied under skilled worker catogory on may 2009 .i got my first file number on june 2009.according to the request i sent all my documents on july 2009.i recieved a second file number on august 2009.then onwards my ecas status showed recieved by visa ofiice but till now i dont have a reply.july 2011 onwards my ecas status started showing in process with RBVO status inside.my application already completed 2.5 years ..i applied through damascus visa office .i lost my family life because of this .because i cannot move from here untill my processing would be ok.why they are not finalizing old applications ?instead they are considering new applications.as we and they got the same qualifications.immigration system is really unfair.......i am loosing all good job offers because of this application..why thy are not giving any reply.if it is a rejection letter also i would be happy........

If the ECAS status in now "In Process" expect medical notice within 2 weeks from the date it says In process