FYI, check this link.
http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html
10/04/2003: Potential Impact of GAO Report on USCIS Management of AC-21 H-1B Portability Program
We reported on October 2, 2003, day before yesterday, that GAO released a report to the Congress which was critical about the U.S. CIS' liberal interpretation on behalf of the laid-off H-1B employees in applying the AC-21 portability provision as well as its failure to release AC-21 regulation leaving a number of issues open to interpretation by the employers without a clear guidance. We fear that this report may have some negative impact on the USCIS management of AC-21 H-1B portability issues in the future and people may have to keep eye on the potential change of practice and policy, more likely taking a conservative position and less tolerating than it used to be. In fact, there was an unconfirmed news, before this GAO report was released, that the USCIS had withdrawn the previous "zero tolerance policy," but the GAO report may have a chilling effect on the recent zero tolerance policy withdrawal, if any. Please stay tuned.
http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html
10/04/2003: Potential Impact of GAO Report on USCIS Management of AC-21 H-1B Portability Program
We reported on October 2, 2003, day before yesterday, that GAO released a report to the Congress which was critical about the U.S. CIS' liberal interpretation on behalf of the laid-off H-1B employees in applying the AC-21 portability provision as well as its failure to release AC-21 regulation leaving a number of issues open to interpretation by the employers without a clear guidance. We fear that this report may have some negative impact on the USCIS management of AC-21 H-1B portability issues in the future and people may have to keep eye on the potential change of practice and policy, more likely taking a conservative position and less tolerating than it used to be. In fact, there was an unconfirmed news, before this GAO report was released, that the USCIS had withdrawn the previous "zero tolerance policy," but the GAO report may have a chilling effect on the recent zero tolerance policy withdrawal, if any. Please stay tuned.