Hello, this is a decade old thread, yet I find the question pertinent to my situation, permit a revival. I have just a high school diploma from India & thus am unable to score the qualifying 67 points. I have discovered, I think, the following routes to the PR that are outside the scope of the 67 qualification:
1. Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, which requires a high school diploma as the minimum qualification;
2. There appear to be investment routes, (not official streams though), one Canadian law firm has "WP2PR" (work permit 2 Permanent Res.);
If you are aware of official streams to the PR for someone who has only a non-Canadian high school diploma and is below 67 points, please reply: it would be received with the utmost gratitude.
Thanks, ciao!