Ontario Invites 138 International Students In New Expression Of Interest Draw

A new Ontario immigration Expression of Interest draw saw the province issue 138 Invitations to Apply through the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream.

The May 18 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw features a minimum score of 77, with candidates invited who submitted profiles between April 28 and May 18, 2021.

It was a general draw, meaning no specific occupations or other criteria were required.

The Ontario EOI system manages application intake for the following streams:

Employer Job Offer category.
- Foreign Worker stream (open).
- International Student stream (open).
- In-Demand Skills stream (coming soon).
Masters Graduate (coming soon).
Ph.D. Graduate (coming soon).

Ontario Expression of Interest Ranking System

Points are awarded based on the following attributes:

Level and field of education and where they completed their studies.
Proficiency in English or French.
Intention to settle outside of the Greater Toronto Area.
Skill and work experience level, earnings history, other factors relevant to prospects in Ontario job market.
Labour market needs in the province or region of the province.

Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream

To qualify under this stream, applicants must have:

A permanent and full-time job offer under NOC 0, A or B that meets low wage levels for Ontario, and in a position that is necessary to the business;
- For those already working in the position, the proposed wage must be equal to or greater than the current wage being paid
Either
- Graduated or met requirements of a full-time minimum two-year degree from a publicly-funded Canadian college or university; OR
- Graduated or met requirements of a full-time minimum one-year post-graduate diploma program from a publicly-funded Canadian college or university.
Completed at least half the studies in Canada;
Apply within two years from the date you completed the above course
Legal status in Ontario
Intention to settle in Ontario.

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.