Ontario has conducted new Expression of Interest draws through two streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), issuing 908 Canada immigration invitations.
The March 14 draws mainly featured invitations through the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream.
In a draw targeting technology and health occupations, 606 invites were issued to candidates scoring 70 and above. The following occupations were targeted:
- Â NOCÂ 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
- Â NOCÂ 21211 – Data Scientists
- Â NOCÂ 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
- Â NOCÂ 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
- Â NOCÂ 21231 – Software engineers and designers
- Â NOCÂ 21232 – Software developers and programmers
- Â NOCÂ 21233 – Web designers
- Â NOCÂ 21234 – Web developers and programmers
- Â NOCÂ 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers
- Â NOCÂ 22221 – User support technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22222 – Information systems testing technicians
- Â NOCÂ 30010 – Managers in healthcare
- Â NOCÂ 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- Â NOCÂ 31101 – Specialists in surgery
- Â NOCÂ 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
- Â NOCÂ 31103 – Veterinarians
- Â NOCÂ 31110 – Dentists
- Â NOCÂ 31111 – Optometrists
- Â NOCÂ 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- Â NOCÂ 31120 – Pharmacists
- Â NOCÂ 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
- Â NOCÂ 31201 – Chiropractors
- Â NOCÂ 31202 – Physiotherapists
- Â NOCÂ 31203 – Occupational therapists
- Â NOCÂ 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
- Â NOCÂ 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- Â NOCÂ 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- Â NOCÂ 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- Â NOCÂ 31302 – Nurse practitioners
- Â NOCÂ 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- Â NOCÂ 32100 – Opticians
- Â NOCÂ 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
- Â NOCÂ 32102 – Paramedical occupations
- Â NOCÂ 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- Â NOCÂ 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- Â NOCÂ 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- Â NOCÂ 32110 – Denturists
- Â NOCÂ 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- Â NOCÂ 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
- Â NOCÂ 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
- Â NOCÂ 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
- Â NOCÂ 32122 – Medical sonographers
- Â NOCÂ 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- Â NOCÂ 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
- Â NOCÂ 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
- Â NOCÂ 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
- Â NOCÂ 32201 – Massage therapists
- Â NOCÂ 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
- Â NOCÂ 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
- Â NOCÂ 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
- Â NOCÂ 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- Â NOCÂ 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
- Â NOCÂ 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
In a further draw targeting skilled trades occupations, 300 invitations were issued to candidates scoring at least 74. It targeted these occupations:
- Â NOCÂ 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22221 – User support technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22222 – Information systems testing technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- Â NOCÂ 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- Â NOCÂ 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
- Â NOCÂ 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
- Â NOCÂ 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- Â NOCÂ 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
- Â NOCÂ 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- Â NOCÂ 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- Â NOCÂ 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- Â NOCÂ 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
- Â NOCÂ 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
- Â NOCÂ 72101 – Tool and die makers
- Â NOCÂ 72102 – Sheet metal workers
- Â NOCÂ 72103 – Boilermakers
- Â NOCÂ 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- Â NOCÂ 72105 – Ironworkers
- Â NOCÂ 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
- Â NOCÂ 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- Â NOCÂ 72201 – Industrial electricians
- Â NOCÂ 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers
- Â NOCÂ 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
- Â NOCÂ 72300 – Plumbers
- Â NOCÂ 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- Â NOCÂ 72310 – Carpenters
- Â NOCÂ 72320 – Bricklayers
- Â NOCÂ 72321 – Insulators
- Â NOCÂ 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72403 – Railway carmen/women
- Â NOCÂ 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- Â NOCÂ 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
- Â NOCÂ 72422 – Electrical mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
- Â NOCÂ 72500 – Crane operators
- Â NOCÂ 73100 – Concrete finishers
- Â NOCÂ 73101 – Tilesetters
- Â NOCÂ 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- Â NOCÂ 73110 – Roofers and shinglers
- Â NOCÂ 73111 – Glaziers
- Â NOCÂ 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- Â NOCÂ 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- Â NOCÂ 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
- Â NOCÂ 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators
- Â NOCÂ 73209 – Other repairers and servicers
- Â NOCÂ 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
- Â NOCÂ 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- Â NOCÂ 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators
The final two invitations were issued under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, to candidates of the Economic Mobility Pathways Project (EMPP).
This is a federal economic immigration pathway for refugees.
Ontario Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream Expression of Interest Draw
Date issued | Number of invitations issued | Date profiles created | Score range | Notes |
14-03-2023 | 300 | November 22, 2022 – March 14, 2023 | 74 and above | Skilled trades draw |
606 | November 22, 2022 – March 14, 2023 | 70 and above | Tech and health occupations draw |
Read More Canada Immigration Invitations
Healthcare workers sent 822 NOIs from Ontario immigration in Human Capital Priorities draw
Ontario Draws: Province Targets Tech And Skilled Trades Candidates For Canada Immigration
Ontario Targets Health and Tech Occupations With 1,902 Canada Express Entry Invitations
Watch Video
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 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.