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Any PNP Healthcare Authority, Non Express Entry applicants from the US care to share your timeline?

I applied for Non Express Entry, Skills Immigration, Health Authority (RN) PR stream Dec 2025. My soon to be 99yo, frail father is in the US and obviously doesn’t have much longer to live. Would I qualify for expedited processing as I want to go visit him before my PR arrives in 6-12 months and before he passes? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thank you all

Are there any nurses that can share their PNP, Non Express Entry PR timeline, specifically; time of submission until AOR and time of AOR until ECOPR? Thank youi

Guys, I’ve been doing this grind for a long time now and honestly, I just don’t know how much longer I can keep doing it. Like most of you, my life hinges upon my job and my salary. That said, I feel that my mental health is hanging by a thread and every. single.day, requires all of the willpower I can muster to trudge myself into work and even then, it’s a monumental struggle. While I would never actively harm myself, I’ve prayed for a terminal illness. I’ve also secretly hoped for a global, economic collapse or an environmental catastrophe. I’ve looked into disability or an extended medical leave but neither of those are a viable option. All I want is to have my life back and to get off this hamster wheel. Anyone else at the brink? Soooooo badly, I want to say, “fuck it, no more” and roll over and go back to sleep!

60yo man who has worked in healthcare since age nineteen. My job is stressful , I am existentially tired of the grind and I would give anything to retire tomorrow. Also, after a lifetime of lifting, moving, and transferring morbidly obese patients, I just don't know how much longer my body will hold out and I sometimes struggle to keep up in a fast-paced environment. My plan was not to retire early as it will create somewhat of a financial hardship but at this point, I think I would rather be poor and struggle than to keep on this road. I am in good health and I have a strong family history of longevity (mother passed away at 88yo and my father is still alive at 98yo). That said, everyday, there is a person (or persons) in my local obituaries that died in there early or mid-sixties and I would hate to have that fate with no retirement to enjoy. I would like to get out of nursing altogether (not a different nursing specialty or going part-time) and find maybe a low stress, not terribly physically demanding part-time job just for a little extra money. Anyone else that is in or has been in this position?

Besides being a confirmed introvert, I long ago reached the conclusion that I just really don't like people. Please don't misinterpret my statement as I don't wish ill of anyone and generally hope people are happy and fulfilled. That said, I think a lot of people are just trash and over the years, I've had my fill of mean spirited, passive-aggressive, toxic coworkers. Honestly, if I never had human contact again, I really don't think I would feel at a loss.

59yo, soon to be 60yo, man currently employed as a RN. I have consistently worked in healthcare for 40 years and I am existentially tired. I am beyond burned out and there is absolutely no way I can keep this up for 7 more years-no way!!! Unfortunately though, I have had some significant financial setbacks and I absolutely can't quit, go part-time or change jobs. I have given up the best years of my life as well as my youth, freedom, and body (bad back from lifting heavy patients) for my career and now I want my life back. I'm just wondering if there is anyone else in a similar situation and how you are coping? Please don’t suggest getting a hobby, meditation, or exercising more-I have or have done all those things!

59yo man. I am so sick of working 8hrs/day, 40hrs/week. I’ve been doing this for years and years and really feel like I’ve hit a wall. With all of the speculation about a likely economic collapse and/or climate crises, I wish they would both become a reality so that I could get off this merry-go-round. Of course, I don’t want anyone to suffer but capitalism and life as we know it is unsustainable. The world needs a hard reset and I’m ready for that to happen sooner rather than later! If either of those don’t materialize, I’ll settle for a terminal illness that will give me an out!

59yo man, having worked all of my adult life. I am existentially tired and work is the complete cause of my crippling depression. In a nutshell, I’m exhausted and want my life and my freedom back. I don’t have it in me to work much more but absolutely can’t quit, retire, go part-time or change jobs. I have been on numerous antidepressantsI, feelI’m on the verge of a breakdown and am desperate at this point. At this point, I would welcome a major, terminal cancer diagnosis or some major, catastrophic change in the world-ie, economic collapse, famine, another pandemic…

I am not philosophically opposed to work per se but I am strongly opposed to "wage slavery", AKA 'a career' for the following reasons; 1) it goes against our circadian rhythms to pull ourselves out of a deep sleep at an ungodly hour (04:30 for me) to begin our work days, 2) we all have a finite amount of time on this earth and I deeply resent that we have to give 40 hours (or more) of our lives, every week, for 40 + years just to have the basic necessities of life and having to work some BS job that is unsatisfying, unrewarding, stressful and that probably 95% of the working class hate, 3) I am exhausted at the day's end and can't really enjoy a hobby or any activity that nourishes my soul. I feel that my work completely consumes my life and I am left with only crumbs, 4) I'm tired of spending beautiful, sunny days in a building with stale air and poor lighting, 5) It's quite likely that all the money we've paid over the years to Social Security will be plundered by our crooked politicians, 6) I hate that a big chunk of our taxes are used to fund our bloated military and only serves to bring death and destruction to millions 6) I really don't like people that much and would much rather be home with my dog as opposed to dealing with difficult and toxic coworkers.

My wife and I are in our early sixties and live in Victoria. After almost 35 years of working a stressful career, I am soooooo tired of the grind and would love to transition to something part-time. I want to spend more time out of doors, reading, walking in the park, exercising, tending my plants, bicycling…. We currently rent, live pretty frugally, have very few bills and don’t own a car. That said, we don’t want to dip into our retirement nestegg or our savings and hope to just work enough at less stressful/demanding jobs to pay the bills and maybe have a little left over at the end of the month. We anticipate our rent to be $1800-2200/month. How feasible is this in Victoria? Are there jobs out there like this? Anyone else doing something similar?

I am an 59yo man working in a career that I have absolutely come to despise. I am existentially tired every day and resentful that I've given the best years of my life along with my youth, energy, vitality and soul just to have the very basic necessities of life, but that's another story. Sometimes, I ask myself, what's the point? Why keep working? Why continue to be miserable. Many leading experts contend that if the Strait of Hormuz opened today, the world is still headed for one of the worst economic collapses in history with supply chain shortages that will rival the Great Depression. Add to that, the mass unemployment that AI is just beginning to cause and if things weren't bad enough, there's the inevitable environmental changes that are coming and will threaten all life on the planet. Why not just live on my savings and retirement nest egg (not much) and really enjoy the time I have left? Kind of a downer post but the world is kind of a downer place now too.

60yo man having worked continuously since age seventeen. I don’t know about all, you but I absolutely hate posts and articles about how retirement isn’t “everything” you thought it would be. Personally, I have no desire to be a part of something larger than myself, I couldn’t care less about feeling productive and as an introvert, I sure won’t miss the social aspects of my job. I’m existentially tired, my body hurts most days and retirement sounds like bliss. Though I have few expectations of being retired, just having my freedom, life and time back sound like heaven. No more pulling my tired body out of a warm bed and commuting to work in the cold, dark of winter after having hardly slept the night before. If retirement means severely downsizing, adhering to a strict budget and doing without some things, I would still choose this any day!

Just wondering if someone might know a better bus route from Victoria General Hospital to downtown other than Blink 95. Riding that route at around 3:30 PM is for masochists! People crammed in like sardines, standing room only, hanging on to a handstrap until my shoulder and arm are numb-not fun!