Ontario invites 1,031 Express Entry candidates in recent PNP draw

Ontario invited 1,031 Express Entry candidates in a recent Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw held on July 27.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) targeted candidates with work experience in one of eighteen (18) occupations.

All invited candidates had profiles in the federal Express Entry system. In order to receive an invitation, candidates needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 458 and 467.

The OINP invited candidates who may be eligible for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream. The HCP stream gives skilled foreign workers the opportunity to make Ontario their new home.

Invited candidates need at least one (1) year of work experience in one of the targeted occupations to receive a provincial nomination. See below for a list of the eighteen (18) occupations that were targeted in this draw with their National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.

NOC 0114 – Other administrative services managers

NOC 0122 – Banking, credit, and other investment managers

NOC 0124 – Advertising, marketing, and public relations managers

NOC 0125 – Other business services managers

NOC 0211 – Engineering managers

NOC 0311 – Managers in health care

NOC 0601 – Corporate sales managers

NOC 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers

NOC 0711 – Construction managers

NOC 0731 – Managers in transportation

NOC 0911 – Manufacturing managers

NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals

NOC 1122 – Professional occupations in business management consulting

NOC 2161 – Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries

NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists

NOC 3231 – Opticians

NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses

Eligible candidates who received a provincial nomination from this draw will get an additional 600 CRS points added to their score. All Express Entry candidates get this when they receive a provincial nomination from a PNP in Canada.