Ontario Immigration Invites 667 Candidates In Largest Skilled Trades Draw of 2019

Ontario immigration has conducted its largest Skilled Trades draw of 2019, issuing Notifications of Interest to 667 candidates with profiles in the Express Entry Pool.

The December 11 draw was the first under the Skilled Trades stream since March. It brings the total number of Skilled Trades NOIs issued in 2019 to 1,399.

To qualify for the latest draw, candidates needed to have submitted Express Entry profiles between December 11, 2018 and December 11, 2019.

Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream 2019

Date	NOIs	Express Entry profile submission date
11-12-2019	667	Dec 11, 2018 to Dec 11, 2019
21-03-2019	361	Mar 21 2018 to Mar 21 2019
24-01-2019	371	Jan 24 2018 to Jan 24 2019

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.

Skilled Trades candidates were the subject of 18 Ontario draws in 2018, with a total of 1,626 ITAs issued.

The stream has no minimum points requirement.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) began publishing information about specific draws at the beginning of 2018.

Ontario also conducts draws for its Human Capital Priorities, French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Entrepreneur Stream throughout the year.

Ontario NOIs Issued So Far in 2019

Stream	Notifications of interest
Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP)	6,958
French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW)	549
Skilled Trades Stream (ST)	1,399
Entrepreneur Stream	66

Source: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

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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.