The China-mainland born Employment Third and Third Other Workers cut-off
dates have advanced for the month of August, and could do so again for
September. There are two reasons for this advance after the retrogression of
the cut-off date earlier this summer: 1) The heavy demand by applicants
with priority dates significantly (years) earlier than the previous cut-off
date has declined during the past two months, and 2) declining number use in
the Family preferences during May and June, combined with updated estimates
of such number use through the end of the fiscal year, has resulted in
availability of several hundred numbers for use in the China-mainland born
Employment Third preference.