moving elsewhere after getting PR through PNP (employer-supported)

[primestudio]

Hey everyone, looking for some guidance.

I’ve been working with my current company (AB branch) since late 2022. In Oct 2024, I applied internally for a different team located in SK and moved accordingly. The same company did my JAL and fully supported my immigration process.

I got my eCOPR through SINP nomination around June 2025. So I have about 9 months currently post ecopr.

Since a change in management, I’ve been really unhappy in my current role and I’m actively looking for something else. Problem is, there aren’t many tech roles in SK that match or beat my current pay, so I’ve been applying elsewhere. I’m now in final discussions for an offer outside the province.

The potential new job could probably push my start date to around June 2026 if needed, exactly a year post ecopr.

My concern:
Will switching employers (and possibly provinces) around that time cause any issues for PR? And how do I demonstrate that my intent to stay was genuine when I applied?

Regarding jobs in SK, I have applied to 1 or 2 companies but one rejected me and another one ghosted.

Any insight from people who went through something similar would be super helpful.

 

[armoured]

-There is very little information available about how many such cases are even looked at by IRCC, let alone issues coming up. That is /probably/ because not many cases like this ever lead to any problems.
-One major caveat: check your SINP documentation, and whether there was any hard commitment to remain in SK or your position - and /specific/ commitments that you signed up for.

If not: you should be fine. You remained in the same job more than nine months, clearly have some documentation for having applied for others, you have nothing to worry about. (If you can push start date to around / over a year, that should give you some additional comfort at least).

As far as I think experiences reported here or in news are concerned, it seems issue only pursued by IRCC in cases of obvious fraudulent mispresentation, such as applicants having used third-party firms to fake documentation and/or never having even set foot in the province, or possibly only very short stays and immediately departing for another.

You can read around boards and forums and news sources, but again - very little concrete out there. You can and should consider getting a consultation with an experienced immigration lawyer.

I'd hope they'd say the same thing, that absent any concrete and specific engagements / written requirements - that are NOT standard in the PNP programs - you have clearly demonstrated good faith with respect to working/residing in Saskatchewan, and you are free to pursue other opportunities within Canada.

 

[CanGoldDigger]

Hey everyone, looking for some guidance.

I’ve been working with my current company (AB branch) since late 2022. In Oct 2024, I applied internally for a different team located in SK and moved accordingly. The same company did my JAL and fully supported my immigration process.

I got my eCOPR through SINP nomination around June 2025. So I have about 9 months currently post ecopr.

Since a change in management, I’ve been really unhappy in my current role and I’m actively looking for something else. Problem is, there aren’t many tech roles in SK that match or beat my current pay, so I’ve been applying elsewhere. I’m now in final discussions for an offer outside the province.

The potential new job could probably push my start date to around June 2026 if needed, exactly a year post ecopr.

My concern:
Will switching employers (and possibly provinces) around that time cause any issues for PR? And how do I demonstrate that my intent to stay was genuine when I applied?

Regarding jobs in SK, I have applied to 1 or 2 companies but one rejected me and another one ghosted.

Any insight from people who went through something similar would be super helpful.

Canadian Charter guarantees the right to live anywhere in Canada, there is no way to enforce anything otherwise.