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Canada adopts lottery system for immigrants to reunite parents, grandparents

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-immigration-parents-grandparents-1.3895808

There is a lottery system overtaking the 1st come, 1st serve.

See the link for more details.

your pal,
MrLucky
 

abrakadabra

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MrLucky said:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-immigration-parents-grandparents-1.3895808

There is a lottery system overtaking the 1st come, 1st serve.

See the link for more details.

your pal,
MrLucky
I am shocked!
 

asbuet

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With the lottery option, anybody can and WILL fill-up the form and their name will be in the draw. This is unbelievable. We might end up in a situation where CIC draw 10,000 names and NONE of them fulfill the requirements.

Is there any way to voice our concerns to the minister? Any online petition or something like that?
 

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Is this for real?! I am so shock!
 

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It seems like a much fairer system than allowing those who know how to play the "local courier" game to win every time.
 

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zardoz said:
It seems like a much fairer system than allowing those who know how to play the "local courier" game to win every time.
that's true, its always been an advantage to Ontario applicants.
this is much fairer system and I personally like it.
 

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They will be flood with applications since there is no upper limit now.
 

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yvr1234 said:
They will be flood with applications since there is no upper limit now.
there is still a limit of 10,000 applications.
 

yvr1234

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ubuntu said:
there is still a limit of 10,000 applications.
So it's still the rush of getting it delivered to be in the 10,000 limit.
 

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they are only going to invite 10,000 who meet their requirements. so no more rush now to submit but still there will be time frame.
 

Bcboundboy

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yvr1234 said:
So it's still the rush of getting it delivered to be in the 10,000 limit.
No. There's now a one month period to register online to be in the draw. So no need to rush the first one since it doesn't matter if you do it on day 1 or day 28, you're in the draw either way. And no need for a rush afterwards, because once you've got a space, you have about 3 months to use it.
 

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