CIC has long been taking a stand of processing arranged employment case (either already in Canada or waiting to come to Canada) on a priority basis. Recently CIC announced that some temporary residence applications are to be given expedite processing and they are the following:

• Medical doctor involved in the treatment of patients (e.g. a pathologist involved in the treatment of cancer patients) who is changing employers, relocating to another province or renewing their medical licence. (Please note, a medical doctor who teaches, but who is not actively involved in the treatment of patients, does not qualify for urgent processing);
• Live-in caregivers who are urgently required to provide care for an elderly person or a person with a disability;
• Worker who is traveling urgently due to death in the family or serious illness;
• workers travelling urgently due to business matters

If it is established that the emergency processing is warranted, the request will be processed within 48 hours to 5 business days (plus additional time for mailing). In the event that the case does not warrant emergency processing, it will be put in queue for regular processing.