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I came to Canada a few months ago on a NAFTA visa (closed work permit). Long story short, I hate my job, and want to begin searching for a new one. Unfortunately, I've discovered that it's very hard to get companies to sponsor you (even with ow easy an BOWP is) so I am looking into a BOWP...

I have never, ever heard of this happening. I suspect they give you the higher of the two scores, not the later.

A few months ago, I moved to Ontario (on a NAFTA visa) to work for a company. Unfortunately, I found out that the job I took isn't a good fit for me and am starting to job-hunt. One of the options I'm considering is working remotely for a US-based company (I'm a US citizen) while living in...

I sent one on 5/27, and did not receive a response, so I sent another on 6/10. They just replied to the 6/10 today with that message

There's a similar thread I started about 6 months ago. Tl;dr no one has ever reported the score going down, and about 50% of people report a score increase, so it's worth trying.

If anyone wants to add my info to the sheet, I hand-delivered my application to OINP on 1/22/16, am FSW, and just received (today) the "We have reviewed and accepted your application. We have now put your application in the queue for further processing." this morning.

Personally, I would go for the OINP nomination. Either the draw scores go down and you get it either way, or they don't and you need this. Given how slow OINP is going, I feel like you won't waste anything except some time by applying - you can always withdraw your application.

With a CRS score of 370, you are likely not eligible for OINP anyway, so no point in waiting

That too - I own a car and live downtown, and use it less than once a week.

FYI, as someone that lives in Toronto, depending on where your AirBNB is and where you plan to go, having a car may be more of a liability than taking public transit and Uber. If you're going to be downtown I wouldn't bother.

18 calendar days

But even if they do not, there's going to be a steady stream of new applicants

I can't see how it can fall that much so quickly - there's going to be an immense backlog of applications in the 400-450 range (who have never gotten a draw, so there is a 1 year backlog) not to mention the 450-~470 people that aren't getting selected recently. It may fall over time, but unless...

I had good US credit, but no Canadian credit. CIBC opened a newcomer account for me with no money and gave me a $5,000 unsecured credit card without issue - check them out.

Shouldn't you send both so you can claim 2 degrees and get more CRS points?

Assuming you have given it accurate information, it is 100% correct

Read the stickied posts in the Express Entry forum

Yes. Two things: The offer letter needs to hit some specific points, so I would recommend that a lawyer draft it. It's not a complicated letter (only 2 pages) but it does need to hit some key points, so I would say a typical offer letter won't be sufficient. The employer also has to fill...

I'm a native english speaker - I didn't do any prep work at all, just showed up and took it

I took the CELPIP over IELTS just because it was easier to schedule (and I think cheaper). I ended up with 12 on all parts except for writing, where I ended up with a 10. I prefer it because it's on a computer (I hate hand-writing) and also given it's recorded on the computer, you can request...