Tips for 2016 (Future) PGP Applicants

[YULIA-2016]

Hi, to people who have used the old format form IMM5669E; as in CIC website it says "Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, 795.96 KB) December 2012"; was worried that even I did not notice this change inspite of downloading it, I called CIC call center after reading this info in this forum, and they said as long as no new information is captured, date is not modified so no issues. I just wanted to share this in this forum.

Now SMEs here, please share your comments about this, lets leave it to our fate/destiny!!!

thank you so much for info, since date wasn't changed I used my last year form

 

[pektusin]

sponsorship is a privledge not a right.

Agreed. However, this privilege has to be implemented in a fair way. No lottery or rat race with couriers!
It has to be a queue like in old good/bad days and 5000 or whatever cap per year. Are you ready to sponsor? Submit your app and wait. You know your number in the queue, you can count when it comes to you. So you can plan accordingly.

 

[Blue sky9]

Agreed. However, this privilege has to be implemented in a fair way. No lottery or rat race with couriers!
It has to be a queue like in old good/bad days and 5000 or whatever cap per year. Are you ready to sponsor? Submit your app and wait. You know your number in the queue, you can count when it comes to you. So you can plan accordingly.

Lets start with Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Online Request. What information you want to be included in request:

 

[Bessy]

Agreed. However, this privilege has to be implemented in a fair way. No lottery or rat race with couriers!
It has to be a queue like in old good/bad days and 5000 or whatever cap per year. Are you ready to sponsor? Submit your app and wait. You know your number in the queue, you can count when it comes to you. So you can plan accordingly.

This sounds fair to me too. The current system is ridiculous.

 

[soonihope]

It has to be a queue like in old good/bad days

In the good old days every application was accepted all year round. no one was refused BUT the processing time was very very long.

Personally I think everyone's application should be accepted. But I know people here will begin to grumble about the costs of elderly parents and how much they cost Canadian taxpayers etc......

 

[planningtogo]

I got a little stress and at the same time laughing with the posts here. But, hey guys, all we can do is hope for the best with our application.

What I am doing now is check my CC online for CIC charge lol.

Chill everyone! ;D

 

[MissFrowz]

In the good old days every application was accepted all year round. no one was refused BUT the processing time was very very long.

Personally I think everyone's application should be accepted. But I know people here will begin to grumble about the costs of elderly parents and how much they cost Canadian taxpayers etc......

I'm not concerned so much about elderly parents and burden on tax payers, since we are obligated to take care of our parents for 20 years once they are here. I'm more concerned about CIC's capacity to process the applications if they just accepted every application. That's what led to the huge backlog and ridiculous wait times that we currently have to deal with. I don't know what the solution would be, but accepting everyone's application would be going back to square one (in my opinion).

 

[screech339]

I'm not concerned so much about elderly parents and burden on tax payers, since we are obligated to take care of our parents for 20 years once they are here. I'm more concerned about CIC's capacity to process the applications if they just accepted every application. That's what led to the huge backlog and ridiculous wait times that we currently have to deal with. I don't know what the solution would be, but accepting everyone's application would be going back to square one (in my opinion).

There is a difference between being financially responsible for your parents for 20 years and your parents being on canada health care on taxpayers dime. They are not the same.

I would accept your argument if you pay for your parents medical cost like cancer treatment for next 20 years instead of taxpayers paying for it.

The financial responsibility basically cover social assistance (welfare) of your parents. Nothing more. No difference from spousal responsibility for 3 years.

 

[hoveran]

I'm not concerned so much about elderly parents and burden on tax payers, since we are obligated to take care of our parents for 20 years once they are here. I'm more concerned about CIC's capacity to process the applications if they just accepted every application. That's what led to the huge backlog and ridiculous wait times that we currently have to deal with. I don't know what the solution would be, but accepting everyone's application would be going back to square one (in my opinion).

There is nothing wrong to either go back to square one or keeping the current cap system, as long as the govt does not change policy suddenly, like the Conservatives.

If the policy is stable, whoever considering immigrating to Canada would take the long queue or annual cap into consideration. Those who cannot tolerate the long queue or the cap will not decide to move to Canada. So in the long run, the number of PGP applicants will decrease just like everything will balance itself lol.

 

[hoveran]

There is a difference between being financially responsible for your parents for 20 years and your parents being on canada health care on taxpayers dime. They are not the same.

I would accept your argument if you pay for your parents medical cost like cancer treatment for next 20 years instead of taxpayers paying for it.

The govt runs the PGP program to attract potential economic immigrants. So don't be too fixated on the health care cost. It's the price to pay to attract immigrants. Otherwise who will come to Canada.

 

[avi_15]

The govt runs the PGP program to attract potential economic immigrants. So don't be too fixated on the health care cost. It's the price to pay to attract immigrants. Otherwise who will come to Canada.

Cannot agree more with you

 

[wec080]

Can anyone tell me why in the US citizen can get their parents green card within 6 months? Why don't they have a backlog or processing time of 5 years? They don't have public health care, but anyone over 65 gets medicare, which most of the parents qualify right away. Isn't Canada supposed to have a better system?

 

[Quoi]

Can anyone tell me why in the US citizen can get their parents green card within 6 months? Why don't they have a backlog or processing time of 5 years? They don't have public health care, but anyone over 65 gets medicare, which most of the parents qualify right away. Isn't Canada supposed to have a better system?

Excellent question!
I guess it takes so long to get a green card, it makes up for the extra time for family to be brought over? hahaha... ha...

 

[NikkiMontalvo]

Agreed. However, this privilege has to be implemented in a fair way. No lottery or rat race with couriers!
It has to be a queue like in old good/bad days and 5000 or whatever cap per year. Are you ready to sponsor? Submit your app and wait. You know your number in the queue, you can count when it comes to you. So you can plan accordingly.

Hello! I called Immigration Canada and asked them about the date stamping and how they will differentiate between the 1st and 100000st application received. I told them that the courriers said no time stamps. He said we have our system and the courriers don't see what happens behind doors. 1st application is for sure being seen first.

 

[Quoi]

1st application is for sure being seen first.

Thanks for calling.
I wonder how they keep track without delivery people to notice some kind of system... hmm..