Posted on November 06 2020

Ontario invites total 726 in latest round of invitations

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated January 18 2024

In the latest round of invitations held on November 4, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program [OINP] has issued a total of 726 notifications of interest [NOIs].

The latest invitations by the OINP were issued to the two streams – aligned with the federal Express Entry system – of Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker.

Of the 726 invitations issued by the OINP on November 4, while 516 NOIs went to the Skilled Trades stream, another 210 invitations were through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream.

The previous draw to be held by the OINP was a Human Capital Priorities draw [HCP] on October 15, 2020.

Overview of the OINP’s November 4 round of invitations

*Time of Draw*	*Stream*	*NOIs issued*	*CRS score range*
10:22 am EST	French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream	210	453 to 470
11:18 pm EST	Skilled Trades Stream	516	436 to 470

Note. – [1] By CRS is implied the Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] used for ranking profiles in the Express Entry pool. [2] In order to be considered for the latest OINP draw, the Express Entry profiles were required to have been created between November 4, 2019 and November 4, 2020.

Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker [FSSW] Stream provides French-speaking skilled workers – that also possess strong English language abilities – an opportunity for working and living in Ontario permanently.

In order to be able to apply online for a nomination by Ontario for Canadian permanent residence, the FSSW stream candidate must –

Have a valid Express Entry profile

Have received an NOI from the OINP

No job offer is required.

To qualify for the stream, the candidate must meet the requirements for either the Canadian Experience Class [CEC] or the Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP]. These are among the three main economic immigration programs that are handled through the Express Entry system of Canada.

Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream provides foreign nationals that have relevant work experience in any of the eligible skilled trades a pathway for applying to permanently work as well as live in Ontario.

In order to apply online for an OINP nomination through the stream, the candidate must –

Have a valid Express Entry profile

Have received an NOI from the OINP

On successfully securing a nomination, the candidate can then proceed to applying to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] for Canada PR.

A nomination through Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] – fetching an additional 600 CRS points – is a guarantee of the Express Entry candidate receiving an invitation to apply [ITA] from IRCC in the next Express Entry draw.

Those receiving an NOI from Ontario have 45 calendar days for submitting their application for provincial nomination through the OINP.

Total invitations issued by the OINP in 2020 so far