That what i thought at the beginning, but if you read their mails well you will notice that they underlined and bolded a sentence stating that as you upload your documents you should notify us so they can start reviewing your documents.
The admission process for graduate students is a two-step process.
After you have submitted the online application, the academic unit will receive notice and will be able to:
- Make sure all supporting documents have been received and the application fee has been paid;
- Review your academic background and, where applicable, your English test results;
- Make sure, where applicable, that there is a faculty member willing to supervise you;
- Review your letters of recommendation;
- Make a determination on departmental scholarships, fellowships or other funding;
- Make a decision on recommending you for admission to the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, or notify you by email or letter that your application was not successful.
The second step involves a CGPS Graduate Programs Advisors who will:
- Review the recommendation submitted by your academic unit;
- Ensure all eligibility criteria have been met;
- Either approve your admission into the CGPS and issue you formal letters of offer of admission or work with the unit recommending your admission to satisfactorily resolve any issues.
This is the process of admission. Here, nothing is mentioned here, I need to inform them again that I have submitted my documents so they can start reviewing my application. Academic unit will receive a notification automatically when I have submitted all of my required documents. All Canadian educational institutions have this same kind of system.