PGP 2020

[joeythecat]

How did you guys find out how many spots and how many applicants?

Edit : Found following information from article. so the odds are 20% not 3 or 5%....
"This year, the federal government offered 20,000 spots for sponsoring parents or grandparents, and confirmed that more than 100,000 had attempted to access the online form to express interest. "

thats not correct, they were very clear about saying it is one 10,000 spots for 2020.

 

[DarKW]

Yeah I remember you being around all those years back.

I missed the 2016 Courier FIFO. Started applying in 2017. All lottery. Never got selected for 1st round 2017, 2nd round 2017, 1st round 2018, 2nd round 2018.

Then 2019 became FIFO. And I got a spot.

Just wondering if anyone here has been trying since 2017 and still hasn't been successful?

Me!!!!! Been applying since 2016 as well. I did not hear anything today not sure if that means i did not get selected or maybe i should hope that i will get an email in next coming days......

 

[canuck78]

Hmm maybe they decided to just make it FIFO!!!!

Actually that would be a good way to go.

Make it an "unofficial" FIFO system.

But say it is a lottery.

FIFO is easier for them no need to run any lottery etc.

But with calling it a lottery then there is no lawsuits.

Sure websites like this would pick up the irregularity and then IRCC would get sued. The goal is not to get sued again so IRCC wouldn’t be that stupid. They advertised a lottery so they must run a lawyer.

 

[canuck78]

Both.

I have never liked the lottery system as a means to determine PGP eligibility. Totally trivializes the program. Treats people sponsoring parents like a game.

To rub salt into wounds they do the lottery in a unprofessional way which no other lottery would approve of. All draws are usually done in public for transparency and result made known immediately to prevent fraud and tampering.

Not so with the PGP lottery. Amazing.

You want to draw 10000 and previously closer to 20000 publicly while also protecting personal information. Stream it over a few days? This is a compassionate program only so much time and effort can go into how it is run.

 

[LuckyAngelSweety]

What is an average timeline for PGP application processing ?

 

[MaryamsWorld]

Would have been very nice if we had some data on how many invites were sent out today. Would have also been awesome to also know how many applications were submitted in total. Doing some probability assessment would have helped those of us who haven't gotten an invite re-adjust hopes and expectations to actual facts and move on emotionally.

 

[scylla]

Would have been very nice if we had some data on how many invites were sent out today. Would have also been awesome to also know how many applications were submitted in total. Doing some probability assessment would have helped those of us who haven't gotten an invite re-adjust hopes and expectations to actual facts and move on emotionally.

People here are guessing chances are somewhere between 3% and 10% based on previous years and volumes of applications.

 

[Anne21]

For those who received the invite, may I ask the first 3 digit/character of your confirmation number?

 

[welcomecanada]

Hi Friends,
I have a question from form EIMM5669e:
4) Have you or, if you are the principal applicant , any of you family members listed in your application for permanent residence in Canada ever:
d) been refused..... visitor or temporary resident visa....

One of my parent's visitor visa extension got rejected once , applied again and rejected again and left country after 1 month.
Does this cause any issues to sponsor this parent?

 

[babybenz]

For those who received the invite, may I ask the first 3 digit/character of your confirmation number?

It is randomized and and such, will be randomly selected. It is independent on the date of your submission (vs. deadline) and therefore, independently from the confirmation number.
CBC news said that the invitation process would be happening in the next 10 days
source here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lottery-immigration-parents-grandparents-sponsor-1.5860855
I guess the time emails are being sent would be in "office hours", based on EST..
So, just keep checking your email inbox, spam folder, etc... and following the IRCC on the social network

 

[MaryamsWorld]

It is randomized and and such, will be randomly selected. It is independent on the date of your submission (vs. deadline) and therefore, independently from the confirmation number.
CBC news said that the invitation process would be happening in the next 10 days
source here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lottery-immigration-parents-grandparents-sponsor-1.5860855
I guess the time emails are being sent would be in "office hours", based on EST..
So, just keep checking your email inbox, spam folder, etc... and following the IRCC on the social network

I do wonder what made it not feasible for them to send out the invites to everyone today. You would think that they would have a large database of email addresses and the invites are basically standardized and can be autogenerated

 

[canuck78]

What is an average timeline for PGP application processing ?

12-24 months although some get lucky and are processed earlier. You seem to have been selected on the year you qualified so any time you have to wait You’re still lucky,

 

[BryanL]

Anyone know if we still have a chance for this week? E.g. 2nd draw perhaps?

 

[deryk.rodrigues]

I just went through the PGP 2018 spreadsheet (last time we had the lottery). The first round of invitations were sent over a period of 4 days (March 19 - March 22) so there is still hope.

Hang in there.

 

[issteven]

I just went through the PGP 2018 spreadsheet (last time we had the lottery). The first round of invitations were sent over a period of 4 days (March 19 - March 22) so there is still hope.

Hang in there.

was that year lottery or fifo?