A 35-year-old member with a low CRS score (384) due to age-related point loss, and for whom the study permit route was no longer an option, asked whether there were any remaining pathways to immigrate.
What the thread clarified:- If your CRS is high enough to be competitive, staying in the pool for a provincial nomination (like OINP) is still worth pursuing — a nomination adds substantial CRS points and can offset age-related losses.
- SINP was suggested as a fallback to also consider if OINP doesn't pan out, since different provinces have different criteria and demand profiles that may better fit your case.
- Some provinces have hard requirements that narrow your options further — BC's PNP streams, for example, require a valid job offer as a mandatory component, which isn't optional for that province's programs.
The practical takeaway: a low CRS due to age doesn't necessarily mean giving up — staying in the pool and pursuing provincial nomination routes (checking which provinces don't strictly require a job offer) remains a real path, though your options do narrow, especially for provinces like BC that require a job offer outright.