A member with an Express Entry profile and a CRS of 405 asked how long it typically takes to receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) from a province.
What the thread clarified:- Timing depends heavily on whether your NOC is on a given province's in-demand occupation list, not on a fixed timeline — if your occupation is actively targeted, a province may reach out relatively quickly; if not, you may wait indefinitely or not receive one at all.
- Each province publishes its own in-demand and excluded occupation lists on its PNP website, and members were advised to check these directly for their specific NOC code rather than relying on general timelines.
- Alberta and Prince Edward Island were noted as exceptions that don't publish occupation-based demand/exclusion lists in the same way as most other provinces (per the thread — worth double-checking directly on each province's site, since PNP program details change).
Practical takeaway: there's no universal NOI timeline — check your NOC code against each province's published in-demand/excluded occupation lists (via each province's official PNP website) to gauge your realistic chances, rather than waiting on a fixed clock.