Afraid of Cap Limit

Let me share to you a question of a client with regard to her concern on the CAP limit for Immigration Application for Nurses.


stella cabana wrote:

Since my application package has been submitted last December and the effectivity of the cap being reached was early January (if I remember it right), and if this is what cap means, then my application might have been included if no notice was received by your agency that my application is not considered, right?

Ma'am,

Yes the application had been reach. Actually, what your implying might be true. As of now the letter we recieve consist of the following:

1. Positive assessment- which means they will proceed to 2nd part of the application. Time table is 4 months upon submission to Nova Scotia.
2. IELTS Updates- Last week of december we recieve another instructions that "ONLY" General Training IELTS will be accepted, those with Academic Training IELTS had recieve letters for IELTS update, giving them 120 days to take GT IELTS inorder to finally assess their applications. I have 2 clients filed august and sept last year that recieve IELTS update letter this week(figure the time frame). If you did submit an academic IELTS you better be prepare taking up GT IELTS now. Addition to it the coverage of IELTS eligibility now is 2 year unlike the 1 year only.
3. Returned Cases- This are the people who did not meet the eligibility, problem with docs, and people who did not make the CAP.

I know your main concern is not meeting the CAP, to tell you honestly, yes that is a possibility. But, remember as of now we are still sending nurses application to CIO Nova Scotia, those application who made it to the CAP doesnt mean 100% will get positive assessment, they will still be processed remember? So there is slight chance that other applicants recieve by the CIO may be considered for processing.

What if I dont realy did not made it in the CAP?
Let me qoute the last line from the websites instructions about the CAP

" Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 federal skilled worker applications per occupation will be considered for processing each year."

Even if you dont make it to Cap limit of 1000 this year there is still a chance, because after processing the first 1000 applicants they will open it again to process the next 1000 applicants. If your application now is get returned that would be ready for the next CAP opening possible this year.

Another thing. As we all know Nurses is a big part of indemand occupation in Canada there had been 2 changes of priority list and yet Nurses is still on the list. That Cap does not mean that Canada is limiting Immigrants they just preventing backlog of applications, they want to commit on the 6-12 months processing time, that is what the cap really means.

Tell your Nurse Friends that Canada is now on a first come first serve basis, Your biggest assest is being ahead of everybody. By the way we have new program for nurses that is called Privilage plan/Start up Plan. Under this we will start processing your papers for an initial dp and the full payment would be upon the time the occupation will be open again.

I hope I clear your mind Ma'am.