Why so much negativity? Its not like someone who purchase their first lottery hit jackpot and other person has spent all their life buying lottery and never won.
There is no such loop hole or no one took your spot, the guidelines are in plain English. Let me try this one last time.
Below is the link from 2020 PGP program,
Link 1:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/parents-grandparents-2020-launch.html
Before submitting 'interest to sponsor' the following links will help to determine if you are eligible to sponsor. If you click on the below '
eligible to sponsor' or '
minimum necessary income requirements.' then you will end up in link# 2
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Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in sponsoring your parents or grandparents:
- The interest to sponsor form is not an application. - So no need to fulfil eligibility criteria until you apply after ITA
- The form is a way to inform IRCC you are interested in sponsoring your parents or grandparents. - Plain and simple
- As a potential sponsor, you need to ensure that you are eligible to sponsor before you submit an interest to sponsor form. This includes making sure that you meet the minimum necessary income requirements. - After receiving ITA you are potential sponsor
- Submitting the form more than once will not increase your chances of being invited to apply. All duplicate submissions will be removed.
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Link 2:
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1445&top=14
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You, the sponsor (and your co-signer, if you have one) must prove you have enough income to support all the people you’ll be financially responsible for once you become a sponsor. This includes yourself.
If you’re invited to apply, you have to provide proof that you meet the income requirements for each of the 3 tax years before the date you apply.
We can’t assess whether you meet the income requirements until you apply (if you’re invited).
Note: For the 2022 process, we’ll assess sponsors on their income for tax years 2021, 2020 and 2019.
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The highlighted text clearly tells you that, if you submit the 'interest to sponsor' and ONLY 'if you are invited' you are required to provide previous 3 yrs of tax statements. Until you are not invited you don't need to meet the eligibility criteria, you have intimated IRCC that you are interested to sponsor and that's all. IRCC is very clear stating they cant assess income requirements until you apply for which you have to be invited in the first place.
Wishing you good luck