On December 7, the Canadian province of Ontario issued 1,186 invitations to the PNP candidates under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
In this draw, the invitations were issued to candidates who had registered their profiles in the province’s EOI (Expression of Interest) system in one of the below three streams under the Employer Job Offer Category. In addition, out of these invitations, some were issued to candidates registered with the Regional Immigration Pilot. Below are the details of the issued invitations under this draw.
- Foreign Worker Stream – A total of 503 invitations were issued to candidates in this stream, out of which 470 were issued in general draw with a minimum EOI score of 37 points, and 33 were issued under the targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates with no EOI score requirement.
- International Student Stream – A total of 620 invitations were issued to candidates in this stream, out of which 583 were issued in general draw with a minimum EOI score of 62 points and 37 were issued under the targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates with no EOI score requirement.
- In-Demand Skills Stream – A total of 63 invitations were issued to candidates in this stream, out of which 53 were issued in the targeted draw for health, manufacturing and agricultural occupations, and the remaining were issued under the targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates with no EOI score requirement.
Candidates who received invitations under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream had to demonstrate relevant work experience in one of the occupations from below National Occupational Codes (NOC):
Occupations in Agricultural and Health sectors:
| NOC | Description |
| 9462 | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
| 8611 | Harvesting labourers |
| 8432 | Nursery and greenhouse workers |
| 8431 | General farmworkers |
| 4412 | Home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers |
| 3413 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
Manufacturing (outside the GTA only):
| NOC | Description |
| 9537 | Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors |
| 9536 | Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators |
| 9526 | Mechanical assemblers and inspectors |
| 9523 | Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers |
| 9461 | Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing |
| 9446 | Industrial sewing machine operators |
| 9437 | Woodworking machine operators |
| 9422 | Plastics processing machine operators |
| 9421 | Chemical plant machine operators |
| 9418 | Other metal products machine operators |
| 9417 | Machining tool operators |
| 9416 | Metalworking and forging machine operators |
| 9411 | Machine operators, mineral and metal processing |
Ontario is targeting more immigrants.
Every year, a specific number of nominations is assigned by the federal department of IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) to all the provinces and territories, which are running Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs).
For this year, the province of Ontario was allocated 8,350 nominations and an additional 250 nominations. The latter number of allocations is for temporary foreign workers employed in NOC Skill Level C (intermediate-skilled) occupations.
Until November 10, 2021, the province of Ontario has invited 8,600 immigration candidates. In an interview in October, Ontario’s immigration minister, Monte McNaughton, said that the province had approached the federal government to double up its allocations for 2022.
Furthermore, the province has recently implemented the Working for Workers Act. This Act aims to settle immigrant workers into regulated industries other than the healthcare sector. This will forbid regulatory bodies from asking for Canadian work experience, eliminate the requirement for a language test for licensing purposes, and will also speed up the licensing procedure, especially in emergency situations.
