Express Entry or PNP?

Do you know, which one is the best pathway to apply for permanent residency in Canada this year? Is the selection of one among the above two immigration programs is your dilemma as well, this mailer will surely offer you the solution.

How Express Entry and PNP are Connected?

Express Entry is the FEDERAL online Immigration program which is based on a point system called CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System). The applicants who score high CRS points get an Invitation to apply for Canada PR from IRCC in periodic express entry draws.

Provincial Nominee Programs

The Provincial Nominee Programs are the immigration programs of different provinces in Canada which operate in coordination with the federal government or IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada). The IRCC allocates the nomination quota to every PNP every year and based on the same, the different provincial programs, invite, assess and nominate the selected skilled and talented people from overseas for permanent residency in Canada.

Every PNP has an Express entry aligned stream of category which is meant for the express entry applicants in express entry pool. This stream notifies the candidates in the express entry pool. If you apply in EE stream of a PNP and get selected for a provincial nomination, you will get 600 additional CRS points in the express entry

PNPs Launched more than 160 Draws/Invitation Rounds this Year

Canada’s provincial nominee programs have launched over 160 draws or invitation rounds, i.e. 10 times more compared to federal express entry draws (just 17 draws) this year. Hence, it’s clear that PNPs are inviting the candidates from overseas in bulk compared to the federal immigration programs. So, if you have not applied for a PNP till now, better you go for the same now.

What advantages PNP Applicants have Over Express Entry?

Since express entry is a point-based system, it prefers to invite the applicants with a high CRS point score through its fortnightly express entry draws. As a result, tens of thousands of applicant profiles (with relatively low CRS score) remain pending in express entry pool for months. The provincial nominee programs or PNP are the alternate pathways for all such applicants who couldn’t get an invitation to apply for Canada PR through normal express entry draws.

Key Benefits of PNP

Invites and nominate the applicants with a low point score.
Have relatively easy process requirements compared to express entry.
The streamlined and online process to apply.
Several PNPs have a quick processing time.
PNPs invite candidates with a low CRS score compared to express entry.