A common question after receiving a provincial nomination: how likely is the federal PR approval that follows?
What members advised:
- After nomination, PR approval is the norm unless something specific goes wrong. The main hurdles left are the medical exam and the police clearance. If you have no serious medical condition and no criminal record, members said there is 'nothing much' standing between a nomination and PR.
- What the medical actually checks. The panel physician looks at blood and urine reports and a chest X-ray (heart and lungs). Only a serious condition — one that could burden public health services — is a problem; routine findings are not.
- Be honest about your intention to live in the nominating province. One member warned that if you are already settled in a different province when you apply through a PNP, your chances drop sharply. Provincial nomination is premised on intent to reside in that province, so be truthful about your plans.
- Understand what a nomination is worth before relying on it. In the Express Entry system, a provincial nomination adds 600 CRS points, which effectively guarantees an invitation to apply — the nomination is the hard part, not the federal stage.