. Chatty lawyer was right both about the program name and the fees.
If we're expecting to apply the day the stream opens, do you think we should pay now and get it out of the way? I've checked all over the IRCC but I haven't found anything about the portal yet.
In the payment link, when i see the version towards the bottom left of the page, it says Date: 2021-04-13 10:15.
The news release for this new program on Canada.ca is dated April 14, 2021 10:10
Now my take on this whole thing is that everything about the program had been prepared and finalized as evident from the date and time stamp on the payment link version page well before even the news release of the program on Canada.ca. and i presume even the portal and forms and things to do with this is all set. Of all the things, what we can see till now is the payment link.
Btw, did this link come up in chatty lawyer's stream and thats how everyone discovered?
Also if this new program application is fully electronic, then why would they want us to pay for it through a separate link which is usually for mailing type applications and not after uploading all documents (just like express entry- as the link to payment wont be active unless we upload all the required documents).