New Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Draw Sees 471 Canada Immigration NOIs Issued

Canada immigration news: A new draw through the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream saw the province issue 471 Canada immigration Notifications of Interest.

The March 24 draw targeted candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores in the range of 350 to 600.

Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles into the federal pool within the 12 months preceding the draw date to qualify.

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Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream 2022

Date	NOIs	CRS Score Range	Express Entry profile submission date
24-Mar-22	471	350-600	March 24, 2021 – March 24, 2022
24-Feb-22	818	359-600	February 24, 2021 – February 24, 2022
27-Jan-22	1,032	381-461	January 27, 2021 – January 27, 2022

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Ontario Express Entry: Skilled Trades Stream

The Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream targets skilled trades workers in the construction and agricultural sectors but could be expanded in the future.

To qualify applicants must have:

Pending application under the Federal Express Entry system;
At least 12 months of paid cumulative or continuous Ontario work experience with the last two years prior to your Notification of Interest in National Occupation Classification 633, or major groups 72, 73 or 82;
Proof of Ontario license or certification if your occupation so requires;
A valid work permit and be resident in Ontario at the time of application;
English or French-language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 or above in reading, writing, listening and speaking;
Proof of settlement fund to cover you and your dependents, with the minimum amount determined by official Low-Income Cut-Offs.

Colin Singer

Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.