A member with a CRS of 444 asked whether any province selects dentists through their PNP streams, and specifically about Alberta and Ontario's chances for their profile.
What the thread clarified:- Dentistry is a licensed occupation, and most provinces don't list licensed professions as in-demand occupations for their PNP programs. This is a structural reason dentists (and similarly licensed professions) face limited PNP options, rather than something specific to any one province.
- Each province runs its own program with different criteria — even though the general pattern is that dentistry is rarely in demand, you still need to check individual PNP websites directly to confirm the current status for your target provinces, since specifics can vary and change.
The practical takeaway: dentists (and other licensed professions) generally face limited PNP options because licensed occupations are rarely listed as in-demand across most provinces — check individual province PNP websites directly to confirm current status, but temper expectations given this structural pattern.