While Canada PNP is one of the easiest and most promising methods of obtaining Canada permanent residency, there have been some instances when going through a direct Federal Express Entry program for PR is much better than going through a longer process of obtaining province nomination and then Permanent residency.
In this article, We’ll discuss some major disadvantages of PNP Canada and why you should not go for PNP and instead look for federal options to finally get PR in Canada. Check out this post to know the difference between Canada PNP and Express Entry: which is better?
Disadvantages of the Provincial Nominee Program
1. Working in Healthcare, STEM, Tech, Trade or Transport Occupation
If you’re someone who is working under one of these occupations, then you would rather go for Canada Express Entry Categories. The Express Entry System introduced Categories for these high demand occupations all over Canada in 2021, and they conduct regular draws for all these occupations. And CRS scores are generally less than what can be seen in General Draws.
And even if you just behind few CRS poins to reach your eligibility for an invitation you can increase that many points.
So far in 2024, IRCC Express Entry Draws has conducted 3 categories draws under the categories and CRS score was really low than what usually can be seen in General draws. So, if you’re working under any of the above occupations, you should directly go for the Express Entry System.
| Draw Number | Date | Round Type | Invitations Issued | CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate Invited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | 2024-04-11 | STEM occupations (Version 1) | 4500 | 491 |
| 289 | 2024-03-13 | Transport occupations (Version 1) | 975 | 430 |
| 284 | 2024-02-14 | Healthcare occupations (Version 1) | 3500 | 422 |
2. A French Speaker
If you’re a French speaker and have cleared B2 Level, this could be a disadvantage to you if you go through PNP stream. Express Entry System has a special category for all the French Speakers in which they have fewer CRS scores rounds and keep on conducting regular draws.
IRCC has conducted about 4 draws so far in 2024 for French Speaker and lowest score was 336 which seems quite promising given that general draws are conducted at 520 and plus.
| Draw Number | Date | Round Type | Invitations Issued | CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate Invited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295 | 2024-04-24 | French language proficiency (Version 1) | 1400 | 410 |
| 291 | 2024-03-26 | French language proficiency (Version 1) | 1500 | 388 |
| 287 | 2024-02-29 | French language proficiency (Version 1) | 2500 | 336 |
| 282 | 2024-02-01 | French language proficiency (Version 1) | 7000 | 365 |
3. Complex Application Process
Each province or territory has its own set of criteria, application processes, and documentation requirements, making the application process complex and time-consuming.
Processing times can vary significantly between provinces and between different streams within the PNP, with average processing time for a PNP is around 3-5 months and for non-express entry streams, this could be even more up to 6 months.
4. Freedom to Move in Country
Nominees under PNP Stream are generally required to live and work in the nominating province for a certain period, which can limit their mobility within Canada and this might affect someone to find better opportunities and a better quality of life.
5. Provincial Quotas
Each province has an annual quota for the number of nominees it can accept. Once these quotas are filled, Generally people who get invited in the first half of the year get under the quota for the same year, and everyone else gets the next year’s quota.
6. Complex Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements differ from one province to another. In most Job offer streams, the applicant will be required to have a valid job offer with employer requirements too, making it much harder than the streams that require only an experience letter from the employer. Obtaining such documents from an employer may take some time or hassle and even in some cases you may not be eligible to obtain these documents.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for best way to get PR, then you should explore all the options and see which one would be best for you rather than going after one particular stream. You may be eligible for Express Entry and get PR faster and easier, and above were the disadvantages of Canada PNP that you should look for and make sure whichever is best for you should go for that.
