Hoping for the best is not a good plan with H&C especially if you have only recently applied. H&C does not prevent removal, you have minimal control over H&C outcomes, a refusal has significant consequences because if you get denied then returning as a temporary resident will be very difficult, etc. Canadian immigration has changed a lot in the past few years and you need to be very strategic to put yourself in the best possible position to qualify for PR. As a young person that may mean returning home to try to come back as a PR. Really depends on their history, if they have been in Canada legally or not, their country of origin, their ability to speak French, etc. H&C process could take 5-7+ years at the moment for 2025 applicants. You can be removed while waiting. You could literally return home, do a healthcare course like nursing, learn French, work for at least a year, etc. and that may actually be a faster process.
