With a PGWP expiring in a month, one plan was to file an extension 'to buy time' and meanwhile move to a smaller province to apply under its PNP. Members poured cold water on the timing — usefully.
What group members warned:- Which PNP even applies depends on your NOC and the province — there is no generic 'move and apply' path; each stream has its own occupation lists and requirements.
- One month is not enough to land a job and get documents. Employers want to see your work before signing support documents for a nomination; members called getting them within a month 'very hard'.
- Maintained (implied) status is narrower than it looks. It only lasts while the extension application is pending — and if IRCC decides the extension quickly and refuses it, the time you were counting on evaporates. One member put it plainly: what if the decision comes in 15 days and it's a refusal?
- A refused extension leaves you unable to work. On visitor status you cannot work; the realistic fallbacks members mentioned were enrolling in another study program or qualifying under a skilled category/draw directly if your score allows.
- Plan 6–12 months ahead instead. The thread's implicit lesson: province-switch PNP strategies need a job search started well before the permit's final months.
If you're already in the final month, prioritize whatever status-preserving application is strongest and realistic, not a speculative relocation.