Was hoping for an admit from this, ics track, 1 year research in a lab, 2 years in a reputed MNC

Profile: T-3 college, 319 GRE, 9.83 GPA (4.0 Scholarly GPA), 2 Research Internships at top institutions, 1 Published Research Paper on a small conference, 1 Under-review submission at a CORE A* conference.

Waited for so long, but didn't hear anything, no emails... I expected that admission offers would come in mid - late March, but I was especially worried cos I hadn't even gotten an interview invite... So I emailed them Monday morning... Just a routine email, asking if all interview invites had been sent already..... Their response was this rejection ????... Hit me harder than I thought it would ???? Anyways, for anyone interested, application was for a Direct Entry PhD in ECE at UBC... I'm still waiting on Uoft, so fingers crossed ????

Several internships in tech r&d, but no publications

$20k/yr TA stipend and scholarship, out-of-state tuition waived to $900/semester. Was in the undergrad ECE program here, good existing relationships with professors in the department.

No funding information

Prof Contacted me around new years time.