Ray of Hope - 150th Draw - CEC

[Timbuktu_14]

Haha yeah seems like he got his ITA and now suddenly he knows more about the future of immigration than everyone else. Seems like the mentality of "I got what I want, so I hope no else gets it too"

It's saddening, to say the very least. The world is big enough for all birds to fly.

 

[Sharanm7]

I have a feeling that FSW draws will be resumed once the border restrictions are lifted which will be after June 21. The PNP and CEC draws came into picture only after the border restrictions were imposed.

 

[GaryChapman VP]

Yes....
I wish they start fsw as early as this Wednesday.....

I don’t see how this says anything different now. This seems to be their standard narrative from the beginning.

Then again I wish u are right and this indeed would be a glimmer of hope.

 

[sponsort]

I have a feeling that FSW draws will be resumed once the border restrictions are lifted which will be after June 21. The PNP and CEC draws came into picture only after the border restrictions were imposed.

It could be a conspiracy theory, but it could be that when Canada open its borders, they put some restrictions on some countries that still have elevate/increasing cases of COVID-19. The US, for instance, have already banned Brazilians from coming into the country due to that. That happening, it could be that IRCC could implement some new rules restricting people from these countries to be invited.

 

[akgpandey]

I am a FSW applicant. I do not see FSW draw happening this year. Its not just only because borders and flights are closed, but also health risk to canadians and increasing unemployment rate. Many companies are filing bankruptcy , getting out of business. This means govt is getting heavy hit on financial support to people losing their jobs. Unemployment rate is now 13% which means 3-4 million people are jobless, and this number continuing. Its good to be highly optimistic but shouldn't move away from hard reality.

 

[sponsort]

I am a FSW applicant. I do not see FSW draw happening this year. Its not just only because borders and flights are closed, but also health risk to canadians and increasing unemployment rate. Many companies are filing bankruptcy , getting out of business. This means govt is getting heavy hit on financial support to people losing their jobs. Unemployment rate is now 13% which means 3-4 million people are jobless, and this number continuing. Its good to be highly optimistic but shouldn't move away from hard reality.

Agree, mate. I hope we are wrong and FSW happens sooner, but this may be the reality right now.
FSW candidates will have to be patient at this moment. Draws will come back eventually.

 

[askele]

USA is a hot mess nowadays, with George Floyd’s protests and covid-19. 2020 been a rocky year so far with everything including immigration.

 

[Chris1994]

USA is a hot mess nowadays, with George Floyd’s protests and covid-19. 2020 been a rocky year so far with everything including immigration.

The world is strange place at the moment

 

[Islander216]

USA is a hot mess nowadays, with George Floyd’s protests and covid-19. 2020 been a rocky year so far with everything including immigration.

Also reminds us why Canada is much better in a lot of ways.

 

[ozzyess]

How come your score is only 459 with Masters and great IELTS?

I am in the same boat; I have masters and maxed out Ielts, 3 years of international work experience.

But my age is 33

 

[Sharanm7]

Yes....
I wish they start fsw as early as this Wednesday.....

An update in the website:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...delivery/coronavirus/permanent-residence.html

 

[ZAtoCD]

Correct. Both still have their number of cases climbing up while in Canada it's dropping. Not sure the Government will put Canada in risk of a greater second wave by opening its borders and be blamed for it.

Every thread this comes up, and every thread I say the same thing. If I get invited right now as an FSW candidate, it will be months of submitting documents, then at least 6 months to wait for application processing. And then once I finally get approved to fly to Canada, I will probably be required to quarantine myself there before going out in public. How I am any more of a health risk right now than anyone else inside or outside Canada, I really don't know.

I wish more people on here could be supportive of all kinds of ITA candidates. We've had a great many selective draws over the past 3 months, and I hope that general ones resume very soon, so that we all have a chance, based on our skills.

 

[sponsort]

Every thread this comes up, and every thread I say the same thing. If I get invited right now as an FSW candidate, it will be months of submitting documents, then at least 6 months to wait for application processing. And then once I finally get approved to fly to Canada, I will probably be required to quarantine myself there before going out in public. How I am any more of a health risk right now than anyone else inside or outside Canada, I really don't know.

I wish more people on here could be supportive of all kinds of ITA candidates. We've had a great many selective draws over the past 3 months, and I hope that general ones resume very soon, so that we all have a chance, based on our skills.

You could be right too. Everyone here is free to express their opinions. It seems you only want to hear what you want to hear. Good luck to you.

 

[aklsdfj]

@ZAtoCD are you losing points due to age in the coming months? Just curious.

 

[Chris1994]

An update in the website:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...delivery/coronavirus/permanent-residence.html

Looks like good news for future FSW draws, gives no mention of suspended FSW draws. Gives significant leeway in time to gather documents for all candidates. We will see in June.