An applicant sitting in the Express Entry pool with a CRS of 484 received a Notification of Interest from Ontario's Tech Draw PNP stream, and was deciding whether to pursue it or keep waiting for their CRS to clear on its own.
What group members advised:- PNP-linked Express Entry applications tend to move fast. One member reported their own PNP-EE-based PR approval in about 45 days once nominated — faster in practice than many expect.
- Don't let go of a PNP nomination once offered. A provincial nomination adds substantial CRS points and was described as a 'blessing' — members cautioned against passing it up to gamble on regular EE draws, noting that relying on any single draw type isn't a reliable long-term strategy given how draw patterns shift.
The practical takeaway: if you get a PNP notification of interest while already in the pool, the group consensus was strongly in favor of pursuing it rather than waiting — the nomination's CRS boost and the relatively fast PNP-EE processing outweigh the uncertainty of waiting for CRS cutoffs to drop.