Liara said:
Hmmm... Isn't there a raised probability that they will reject me because of NOC (in comparison with the outlook of my application without this inaccuracy)? Like, I'll upload all the documents and get rejected in four months? I mean, my track record, while fully legal, is not particularly impressive, what if they think I won't be able to support myself and use NOC fallacy to reject me?
Whereas I could still decline and have 90+% chance of getting invited again soon (since the tendency towards score lowering is clear)? Or am I too optimistic about my chances of receiving ITA again?
Is this alarmism or wise risk management..?
It's alarmism. If they think you won't be able to support yourself, that is what they will say. CIC makes mistakes (see the medical fiasco), and CIC changes its rules on a dime (see the PCC requirements). But CIC does not lie, and they will not reject you for one reason and tell you it was for another!
What is in your EE profile only matters to the point you got points for it. For instance, in my EE application, which I filled out in February before people knew much about how to do this, I put my entire annual salary down as my funds. Later, when I understood the question was asking what I had in the bank, I put the required $15,000 down on my PR application. There was quite a difference between the two, but no one questioned it. Again - the EE profile matters ONLY where you have been awarded points for your answer.
Even then, it matters only if deducted points bring you below your draw. Again, my draw on March 27 had a minimum CRS score of 453. My score was 466. After submitting our PR application, we got a notice from CIC that we had the "wrong" form of ECA - one that could not be verified online by CIC. On contacting ICAS, which had done our ECAs, we were told that they were willing to simply change my category (for $140 extra dollars) but that they could not change my partner's, as his school - in Slovakia - had not directly submitted his transcript. We decided that rather than chase a school on another continent around, we would forgo the 8 points we got for his education. We were still within our draw, and CIC accepted our decision without question.
Again - on our EE application we claimed a bachelor's degree for my partner, which we had to withdraw credit for on our PR application. It was FINE!
I think at this point you know that putting down a mistaken NOC on your EE profile for jobs that are not your primary NOC will not make a difference in any way at all ever to the success of your application. I think you can also see there is no "downward trend" even though the most recent draw included the lowest numbers ever, as many draws offer ITAs only to those with PNP or LMIA - and the numbers of people with PNP especially will rise as the provinces get in gear to make their choices. There is certainly no guarantee of a repeat invitation -- EE itself could be dismantled after the October elections! Canada has no problem changing its immigration procedures, as many on this board will tell you!
Even so, whether to apply is your decision, though I think at this point you have all the information you need.
