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| | C&C寰球给加拿大新任移民部长,加拿大前总理和国会议员的信(三)
| 2002-03-12 18:17:59 来源 : 加拿大C&C寰球资讯 |
C&C Transnational Inc.
1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z3 Canada
March 11, 2002
Mr. Denis Coderre
Minster of Citizenship and Immigration
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Re: New methods of implementing new proposed immigration regulations.
Dear Mr. Coderre,
Although the Canadian Government has lowered the passing points to 70 to evaluate immigration applications of skilled workers under the independent program, implementing the new immigration regulations retroactively, albeit delayed by six months, will still have a serious impact on the vast majority of applicants who made their applications before the announcement of the new regulations, especially at those posts where there were large number of applicants waiting in the queue. Postponing the date of implementing the new regulations will allow only a small number of applicants to be evaluated under the current system, but it cannot help the majority who will feel the full impact of the new regulations. Whether applications are evaluated under the current regulations depends on whether immigration officers can complete their assessment by Dec. 31, 2002. There are many factors determining the processing speed, none of which are under the control of the applicant. The work efficiency, in large measure, will be determined by CIC. For example, the fact that the Canadian Embassy in Beijing has not arranged interviews on a regular basis since July 2001 is evidence that it has the power to manipulate processing times to suit their schedule. According to past experience there will only be a small number of applicants whose applications will be completed by the end of the year. Applicants have no other option but to passively wait for a result to see if they are among fortunate few. Since all applicants who made applications under the current system, how can it be explained that only a select few will be lucky enough to be evaluated under the current system, yet others will face the brute force of the proposed new regulations? It has yet to be stated the anticipated percentage that will have their files completed prior to Jan. 1, 2003, but we can assume based on published FD targets that the number will be just a fraction of those in the queue at present. Who can pin their hope on such an elusive promise given the limited chance of review before the end of the year?
The extension as announced is only a public relations gesture from CIC that gives the Canadian public an impression that CIC changed its policy and is acting in good faith. But as a matter of fact, it is not true. If the retroactivity is not a good solution, why is CIC only delaying it for six months rather than abandoning it altogether?
CIC seemingly gives ALL applicants the right to demand their application fees be returned. However, what CIC fails to appreciate is that to make such a decision is extremely difficult. The decision determination process must be based on a clear understanding of the future situation and clear information on how future regulations may impact upon their application, but at this time no one from CIC has publicly stated what will happen and how any changes will influence the success of applications already submitted. Nearly all the applicants will still have the intention to go to Canada, but now they are forced to consider their chances of success without the benefit of having all the required information necessary to make an informed decision. The only reason for them to terminate their application is to limit their financial exposure if their applications are negatively impacted by the retroactive implementation of the proposed new regulations.
How can CIC ask applicants to make such a judgment if even CIC does not know when their applications can be completed? CIC gives them this “right”, but does not give them the right to know what will happen in the future. It simply is not fair! By putting applicants into a dilemma, CIC now has an excuse that it is the applicant’s decision whether to continue their application, in order to shed itself of its responsibility and to prevent further criticism in the retroactive implementation.
In summary, it is not logical, not reasonable, and not fair to use such a strategy to treat the applications in backlog. Obviously, after the announcement of the new regulations, there are fewer applications. The backlog problem is not an insurmountable problem, but it is one that requires an approach of fairness and logic. Retroactive implementation of the proposed new immigration regulations is not the right solution.
Our recommendation: cancel outright the retroactive implementation. Process current applications under the current system and new applications under the new system.
If you have any questions concerning our proposal, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Frank Meng Dwight D. McWethy
Licensed member AICC Licensed member AICC
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