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Given how high the cutoff for general draws have been recently the lack of on-topic activity doesn't surprise me. The only FSW candidates in with a chance are probably busy studying French, and if one is willing to put in that kind of effort one is likely to be pretty well-read on this topic as...

Dude's young and ambitious and is trying to optimise his life journey to get to the US as soon as possible while minimising risks. I'm not sure how he's planning to get a GC within this first year in Canada; through the diversity lottery perhaps? or somehow finishing a PhD and churn out multiple...

It refers to graduates from diploma mills like Lambton College (I hope I'm remembering this correctly and am not inadvertently slandering a reputable school).

I have no idea how I would have made it through those several months of waiting if I hadn't learnt French. The uncertainty would have eaten away at me, possibly to the point of abandoning my plans to immigrate. I honestly have no idea how some managed to cope all this time. That said, without...

Thanks for sharing your experiences, wish you all the best for the future.

Nice to know that the wait has finally ended for a good number of fellow forum-goers!

I think a good chunk of the increase in temporary residents is due to CUAET and PGWP extensions. For the former, around 200k has arrived since the start of the program (see https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/ukraine-measures/key-figures.html)...

Please do share more about the demand for creators, it's so rare to hear something so positive about the country in this thread. I'm sure everyone would like to learn more.

I imagine the buffer is already built into the draw sizes, taking into account the observed rate of declination, rate of rejection and expected applicant family size to hit the target number of PRs each year.

You have 60 days to submit your application so just wait until you've hit the 1 year mark before clicking the button. As for CEC being faster I think that's mostly down to the Canadian government already having a good amount information on you from your previous visa applications. I doubt being...

Totally, no one saw this coming. I suppose this is their new way of drawing more CEC candidates. With FSW draws being the competitive ones, dedicated CEC draws will allow them to reach deeper into the CEC pool than an all program draw would have. If so, CEC draw coming up next? With a draw size...

I'm leaning towards not needing the PR card: both the card and your visa-exempt status (with a valid eTA if required) allows you to enter the country, so just one of them will do. I don't see why becoming a Canadian PR would nullify your visa-exempt status since you remain a national of your...

What puzzles me is the complete lack of FST draws. The last one took place on 6 August 2020.

Planning on doing a normal one in a few months.

Yo man. Just one step separates me from the landing now: landing.

Attaching the explanations to the documents they refer to makes life easier for the person processing your file. The "client information" slot can be used for explanations/ clarifications regarding sections without a document upload slot, such as your travel history or address history.

Your application looks pretty normal so far. Mine was all quiet too until medical and biometrics. The first change to the background check status came a week after that, though most of that time is due to applying for a PCC. You can check myimmitracker for more data points on that, though it...

Thanks! It took 48 days, and yes, I'm FSW-O.

Guys and gals, I can hardly believe it but it's PPR time! After all those years waiting for an ITA, the time between AOR and PPR sure went by quick! Thanks again to the many helpful members on this forum for all the encouragements, advice, tips, and analyses of IRCC behaviour (as futile as...

I'd answer yes to both and attach the official letter along with an explanation, just to be safe.