Originally Posted by travel2013

So worse case scenario for those that are unsuccessful this time.
When are the next Visas for Canada?
I mean are they only released once a year or will there be some more maybe Autumn/Winter?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some information, I have tried googling but I can not find the answer.

In regards to earliers fiasco, I have emailed the IEC with my query on the WTN numbers.
If/When I hear anything I will be sure to leave a message on here

Originally Posted by travel2013

So worse case scenario for those that are unsuccessful this time.
When are the next Visas for Canada?
I mean are they only released once a year or will there be some more maybe Autumn/Winter?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some information, I have tried googling but I can not find the answer.

In regards to earliers fiasco, I have emailed the IEC with my query on the WTN numbers.
If/When I hear anything I will be sure to leave a message on here

Originally Posted by Byrne18

Hey all,

I have also been following this thread very closely the last few weeks and it has been extremely helpful. I feel your pain. I have been here in Canada since July, have a place and semi-secure job in Toronto and have been attempting to get my life here on the tracks. This whole process has been more distressing than I ever thought possible, and I'm sure it will continue to be.

I am in Revelstoke, BC at the moment staying with an old friend. I got up at 4am (8 hours behind London) In order to go through this awful process one more time. I am extremely relieved to say that I managed to get my WTN within the first few minutes of them opening at 3pm GMT.

However, I think it is important for everyone, whether you get your visa or not, to flood every contact involved with this damn process with seriously angry complaints. Whether it's an email contact from the website, the Foreign Affairs office in Ottawa, or the Canadian Embassy in London (or even the papers!) it needs to be known how terrible this whole process has been.

I'm not sure how any of this has been easier for anyone who has applied compared to recent years. I applied last year at the beginning of May and had my visa within 6 weeks. Yes, the paper work was irritating, but I would choose that option over this in an instant. How they feel it is acceptable to play with peoples lives like this is is shocking to me. It was like a human lottery, no? Like some crazy Japanese game show where you get punished if you don't answer a question correctly or within the 10 second time frame. I understand for a lot of people it's simply a year away (which is devastating enough, I know how much people save and plan for these trips), but for many of us it's the first few steps to permanent residence.

It just blows my mind. I can't get my head around how anyone could've assessed this whole situation and not seen this coming. What about those people who have jobs they can't get away from for a few hours to apply? Or if something serious came up and you had to leave your computer urgently, even if it's just for a matter of half an hour? After getting my WTN today about 5 minutes after 3pm I kept thinking, "What if I'd run to the loo or had to grab the phone and walked away for a few minutes? Everything could've been very different." Because a matter of a minute or 2 has felt so vital in all of this. And that's not right. I have a friend back home who managed to get through on the second round and he said to me, "I am now so worried that I haven't filled everything in correctly. How can you possibly be sure when you have 10-20 seconds to fill something in before getting kicked off the server, and you're shaking all over from stress?" And they don't even give you a time when they're gonna open?? The first round came and went and I didn't realise until it was closed again. And then the panic with them resetting the IEC Category last night? ****ed up to say the least!

Anyway, I don't think my bitter rant is unnecessary. I certainly feel lucky today, but I can't imagine how devastated so many people out there must be and how awful I would feel if I was in the same boat. I just feel like this whole thing has been very, very wrong and someone deserves to be yelled at about it. A lot. And I'm sure you'll all agree you don't want it to happen again next year?

Ok, rant over. Apologies. I just feel like we all ought to make some serious noise over this mess.

Originally Posted by hitozutsu

In regards to a medical (I had a medical done for my last year visa..so last 12 months). However it asks to give proof of this. How can I prove that I had a medical? :s I didn't receive a receipt or any official documentation. :/ I am on my first year IEC here already.

Originally Posted by hitozutsu

In regards to a medical (I had a medical done for my last year visa..so last 12 months). However it asks to give proof of this. How can I prove that I had a medical? :s I didn't receive a receipt or any official documentation. :/ I am on my first year IEC here already.

Originally Posted by Saffska

I haven't had/needed a medical done but it should be a certificate or similar right? If so, then there'd be a date of issue on the certificate.

Originally Posted by christmasoompa

How long ago exactly was it you had it done? They're only valid for a year.

Originally Posted by Byrne18

Hey all,

I have also been following this thread very closely the last few weeks and it has been extremely helpful. I feel your pain. I have been here in Canada since July, have a place and semi-secure job in Toronto and have been attempting to get my life here on the tracks. This whole process has been more distressing than I ever thought possible, and I'm sure it will continue to be.

I am in Revelstoke, BC at the moment staying with an old friend. I got up at 4am (8 hours behind London) In order to go through this awful process one more time. I am extremely relieved to say that I managed to get my WTN within the first few minutes of them opening at 3pm GMT.

However, I think it is important for everyone, whether you get your visa or not, to flood every contact involved with this damn process with seriously angry complaints. Whether it's an email contact from the website, the Foreign Affairs office in Ottawa, or the Canadian Embassy in London (or even the papers!) it needs to be known how terrible this whole process has been.

I'm not sure how any of this has been easier for anyone who has applied compared to recent years. I applied last year at the beginning of May and had my visa within 6 weeks. Yes, the paper work was irritating, but I would choose that option over this in an instant. How they feel it is acceptable to play with peoples lives like this is is shocking to me. It was like a human lottery, no? Like some crazy Japanese game show where you get punished if you don't answer a question correctly or within the 10 second time frame. I understand for a lot of people it's simply a year away (which is devastating enough, I know how much people save and plan for these trips), but for many of us it's the first few steps to permanent residence.

It just blows my mind. I can't get my head around how anyone could've assessed this whole situation and not seen this coming. What about those people who have jobs they can't get away from for a few hours to apply? Or if something serious came up and you had to leave your computer urgently, even if it's just for a matter of half an hour? After getting my WTN today about 5 minutes after 3pm I kept thinking, "What if I'd run to the loo or had to grab the phone and walked away for a few minutes? Everything could've been very different." Because a matter of a minute or 2 has felt so vital in all of this. And that's not right. I have a friend back home who managed to get through on the second round and he said to me, "I am now so worried that I haven't filled everything in correctly. How can you possibly be sure when you have 10-20 seconds to fill something in before getting kicked off the server, and you're shaking all over from stress?" And they don't even give you a time when they're gonna open?? The first round came and went and I didn't realise until it was closed again. And then the panic with them resetting the IEC Category last night? ****ed up to say the least!

Anyway, I don't think my bitter rant is unnecessary. I certainly feel lucky today, but I can't imagine how devastated so many people out there must be and how awful I would feel if I was in the same boat. I just feel like this whole thing has been very, very wrong and someone deserves to be yelled at about it. A lot. And I'm sure you'll all agree you don't want it to happen again next year?

Ok, rant over. Apologies. I just feel like we all ought to make some serious noise over this mess.

Originally Posted by sumrandomguy

This last round, I took another half day off of work, which turned out to be a waste of time because instead of opening at 5PM like they have for the past two rounds, I suppose they thought it'd be hilarious to change the time to 3PM.

Originally Posted by sumrandomguy

This last round, I took another half day off of work, which turned out to be a waste of time because instead of opening at 5PM like they have for the past two rounds, I suppose they thought it'd be hilarious to change the time to 3PM. 5PM is inconvenient enough as it is for most people, let alone changing it to bloody 3PM! I completely missed out again. And now have to wait until next year, when they quite easily could have left the applications as they were and given everyone a fair chance. As for the having more than one WTN, that's absolutely ridiculous and another example of why it shouldn't have been done online. I am absolutely furious, I've never been through anything quite like this.

Originally Posted by christmasoompa

It opened at 3pm for the second round too.

Originally Posted by elkanofan

I'm still waiting for any kind of update on this situation

has anyone been sent WTN confirmation emails?

Originally Posted by Hattie99

I absolutely agree. My Dad flooded every Canadian embassy e-mail today and has been sending them choice posts from this site (without names). He has read receipt tracking on and though he hasn't had any replies some have at least been read. I have a WTN number (well 2 actually - oops) and if my application goes through he is going to write to the Canadian High Commissioner. My mum is writing to the Times (travel correspondent).