2 Canadian based officers moved away, likely to Beijing, therefore 2 out of 8 officers were removed from processing, which hurt the office a lot. Resources were shifted away from one-day processing. Korea was hurt last year, business cases were up significantly, 1102's up significantly, since 1993 they multiplied 10 times, were 800 per year, now 800 per month. Japan has an incredibly large temporary worker unit and lost staff. They have 2 Canadian based officers in each of Japan and Korea.
Manila has an extra budget, just announced, for one officer to interview in Korea and one in Japan.
The Trade section of the Canadian Embassy in Manila is responsible for developing the website. Use Ottawa's guide on the website for now. The Manila staff will have trouble including the requirements for Korea and Japan within Manila independent guide and business immigration guide, but Manila has just been given funding for this task. By mid December the Manila kits should be done. It was a one week to one month program for perfected immigration applications.