Ray of Hope - 141st Draw

[ZAtoCD]

Situation in Canada is getting more and more worse dudes. Loss of too many lives, too many lay-offs, hirings halted, state funds over-used, soaring Covid-19 cases and much more... Guess this damage is irreversible.
The dollar rate too crashed after a long time. Not sure when everything will be fine, but one thing is for sure
If the same continues for a prolonged time, govt may have to revise their target or maybe put a long pause once the situation over there is fine.
I'm not trying to dissuade anyone here but this is the reality accept it or not

Definitely not irreversible. Canada has recovered from far worse situations. And IRCC has now confirmed multiple times, publicly, that they will continue accepting and processing EE applications. So, no need to worry at this stage. We can all remain positive. Let's see what happens this week.

 

[Chris1994]

Situation in Canada is getting more and more dudes. Loss of too many lives, too many lay-offs, hirings halted, state funds over-used, soaring Covid-19 cases and much more... Guess this damage is irreversible.
The dollar rate too crashed after a long time. Not sure when everything will be fine, but one thing is for sure
If the same continues for a prolonged time, govt may have to revise their target or maybe put a long pause once the situation over there is fine.
I'm not trying to dissuade anyone here but this is the reality accept it or not

And here he goes again, purely speculation again. We all know the reality of the current situation, nobody is living under a rock. The fact remains immigration is necessary for the Canadian economy and they will shoot themself in the foot if they do not continue accepting applicants, due to the fact that this could also harm them, especially when the economy returns to pre-Covid-19 levels in a few months time.

 

[indianstudent96]

Situation in Canada is getting more and more worse dudes. Loss of too many lives, too many lay-offs, hirings halted, state funds over-used, soaring Covid-19 cases and much more... Guess this damage is irreversible.
The dollar rate too crashed after a long time. Not sure when everything will be fine, but one thing is for sure
If the same continues for a prolonged time, govt may have to revise their target or maybe put a long pause once the situation over there is fine.
I'm not trying to dissuade anyone here but this is the reality accept it or not

Lol. You are talking like you live in Canada. I live in Canada and whatever the hell you are talking about is bullshit, my friend. Yes, we are getting more cases every day but the impact of the pandemic is not as bad as it is in other countries. The government is doing the best they can.

Don't make me laugh by saying it's irreversible damage. Whatever that's happening now is temporary and won't last for long. Mark my words, Canada will be back to normal in a few months. All these fear-mongering is not good for anyone. Just out of curiosity, I have been following your posts for a while now and I noticed that you were going after high scoring candidates. You even said that 460s climbed mountains to get to the spot where they are while 'new dudes' are getting into the pool with 470+ scores with ease.

That statement does not even make any sense. Are you trying to instill a sense of fear so other candidates take down their profiles? Most of us here worked hard to get to the spot where we are. The golden mantra for FSW candidates is a minimum of 3 years of skilled work experience + a CLB 10 + a master's degree and be under 30 which gets you 481 points. That pretty much guarantees you an ITA.

Let's wait and see how things go instead of spreading rumours.

 

[ZAtoCD]

And here he goes again, purely speculation again. We all know the reality of the current situation, nobody is living under a rock. The fact remains immigration is necessary for the Canadian economy and they will shoot themself in the foot if they do not continue accepting applicants, due to the fact that this could also harm them, especially when the economy returns to pre-Covid-19 levels in a few months time.

Hey! Another South African! Where are you staying currently?

That statement does not even make any sense. Are you trying to instill a sense of fear so other candidates take down their profiles? Most of us here worked hard to get to the spot where we are. The golden mantra for FSW candidates is a minimum of 3 years of skilled work experience + a CLB 10 + a master's degree and be under 30 which gets you 481 points. That pretty much guarantees you an ITA.

Yup. We should be supporting each other. Those are all the things I worked my ass off to get, and now I have 481 points. Really hoping there's a draw this week.

 

[navinball]

he is right though. situation is very dire and desperate. almost half the population lost jobs. there are foreclosures and people are getting kicked out on to the streets and living under highway ramps. there is not enough to eat. grocery stores are getting cleaned out. eventually they will take up to looting. its not a good time to immigrate.

 

[indianstudent96]

he is right though. situation is very dire and desperate. almost half the population lost jobs. there are foreclosures and people are getting kicked out on to the streets and living under highway ramps. there is not enough to eat. grocery stores are getting cleaned out. eventually they will take up to looting. its not a good time to immigrate.

I am not sure where you live, but that's not happening in my city. Yes, it is scary outside but not as bad as he said. Many people got laid off but it's likely to be temporary. I agree it's not a good time to immigrate, but the immigration process itself takes months if not a year, so no point in chickening out now.

 

[navinball]

I am not sure where you live, but that's not happening in my city. Yes, it is scary outside but not as bad as he said. Many people got laid off but it's likely to be temporary. I agree it's not a good time to immigrate, but the immigration process itself takes months if not a year, so no point in chickening out now.

it is very scary. with tim hortons closed half the canadian populaton is out of employment. i went for a walk the other day and almost got mugged for a couple of dollars. prices are skyrocketing with a liter of milk costing 6$ when normally its 2$. eventually there will be large scale looting. its bad very bad.

 

[zagcollins]

I am not going to do that. LOL
I asked just to clarify.

you can have a gap in your work ex, that's not an issue. Having said that, if you are asking whether you can have that gap in your first year of working, then no.

 

[Diana1993]

I don't think IRCC will reconsider their target and here is why: FSW candidates are required to bring money to Canada in order to settle, hence a large number of outland immigrants would help significantly the country's economy, which is pretty important in the current situation. Well, it is just an assumption.

However, inland applicants may face challenges due to lay-offs that are really increasing but I say we should be optimistic, in the end, what can we do about that? It is something that is not under our control.

 

[Aysherman]

I don't think IRCC will reconsider their target and here is why: FSW candidates are required to bring money to Canada in order to settle, hence a large number of outland immigrants would help significantly the country's economy, which is pretty important in the current situation. Well, it is just an assumption.

However, inland applicants may face challenges due to lay-offs that are really increasing but I say we should be optimistic, in the end, what can we do about that? It is something that is not under our control.

what do you mean by reconsider their targets?

 

[Diana1993]

what do you mean by reconsider their targets?

somebody said previously that they might give fewer invitations or something like that, which would affect the general target

 

[Aysherman]

somebody said previously that they might give fewer invitations or something like that, which would affect the general target

Oh ok. Thx
I think if they are to reconsider the number of invitations they might give fewer for a couple of draws but eventually they have a target to meet and they do need immigrants for the sake of the economy.

 

[Rubyred]

Things here are not as dire as some of the posts suggest. Yes, it's bad - lots of lay-offs, hours cut etc. But I haven't heard of an increase in crime rates, well at least not where I live (Vancouver) and the price of groceries including milk hasn't changed much. Having said that, I'd be really surprised if they continue with the FSW draw. It's not going to go down well with the general public if the govt. doesn't hit the pause button for now. My bet is that the intake now will be channeled to CEC and PNP candidates.

 

[Aysherman]

Things here are not as dire as some of the posts suggest. Yes, it's bad - lots of lay-offs, hours cut etc. But I haven't heard of an increase in crime rates, well at least not where I live (Vancouver) and the price of groceries including milk hasn't changed much. Having said that, I'd be really surprised if they continue with the FSW draw. It's not going to go down well with the general public if the govt. doesn't hit the pause button for now. My bet is that the intake now will be channeled to CEC and PNP candidates.

They would have announced it if this was the case. Plus, a large number of those under FSW are inlands on PGWP or visitor visas already and they are giving 9 days to prepare the required documents and I suppose they are going to even extend that 90 days period if needed. It is only the processing time which is effected as IRCC announced earlier.

 

[Diana1993]

Oh ok. Thx
I think if they are to reconsider the number of invitations they might give fewer for a couple of draws but eventually they have a target to meet and they do need immigrants for the sake of the economy.

That it also makes sense, well, we will see what is going to happen