Is provincial nomination the right way to immigrate to Canada?
There are two pathways to immigrate to Canada; express entry and PNP. Are you confused which is the best pathway among the two? Contact immigration consultants in India.
How express entry works?
The government online immigration service, Express Entry, is based on a point system known as the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System). Calculate your points using CRS points calculator. In periodic express entry drawings, applicants with high CRS points receive an invitation to apply for Canada PR from IRCC.
Provincial Nominee programs
Provincial Nominee Programs are immigration programmes run by provinces in Canada in collaboration with the federal government or the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRCC) (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada). Every year, the IRCC assigns a nomination quota to each PNP, and based on this, the various provincial programmes invite, assess, and nominate qualified and outstanding people from abroad for permanent residency in Canada.
Every PNP has an Express entry aligned category for express entry applicants in the express entry pool. Candidates in the express entry pool are notified through this stream. If you apply for a PNP in the EE stream and are chosen for a provincial nomination, you will receive 600 CRS points in the express entry.
PNP launched more than 160 draws/invitation rounds this year
Provincial nominee programmes in Canada have held almost 160 draws or invitation rounds this year, ten times the number of federal express entrance draws (just 17). As a result, it's apparent that, in comparison to federal immigration programmes, PNPs are welcoming individuals from abroad in large numbers. It, if you haven't applied for a PNP yet, you should do so right away.
What makes PNP better than Express Entry?
Because express entry is based on a point system, it prefers to invite applicants with a high CRS point score through its fortnightly express entry drawings. As a result, for months, tens of thousands of candidate profiles (with low CRS scores) have been pending in the express entry pool. The provincial nominee programmes, or PNP, are an alternative route for all applicants who did not receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence in Canada through the standard express entry lotteries.
Key benefits of PNP
- The applicants with a low point score are invited and nominated.
- When compared to express entry, the procedure requirements are quite simple.
- The application process is streamlined and conducted entirely online.
- A number of PNPs have a short processing time.
- In comparison to express entry, PNPs invite individuals with a low CRS score. For example, this year, AINP has invited candidates with CRS scores as low as 300 (in multiple drawings), whereas IRCC requires close to 460 CRS points in EE draws.
If you need more insights on the same, contact immigration consultants in Delhi.
