I am not sure about what happens if you drop your score by 12. But my guess is that it will not be a big problem since you would still be above the cut off. My suggestion either hire a CCIC or just be truthful about everything and go for application
@Ddreamer I would request you to please contribute to this thread too. First off, please share your suggestions as to what we need to be careful about while submitting for OINP Nomination. Many thanks