Ontario PNP: 1,186 Invited Through Employer Job Offer OINP Pathway

Ontario holds latest round of invitations after over a month. Candidates receive invitations under all the three EJO pathways of the OINP.

On December 7, 2021, Ontario invited a total of 1,186 candidates in six separate draws held the same day.

Ontario is a part of the Provincial Nominee Program of Canada, also known as Canadian PNP. Ontario PNP is officially referred to as the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

All invitations went out to candidates through the three different Ontario immigration streams under the Employer Job Offer (EJO) category.

Those receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from the OINP must submit their application within 14 working days of receiving their invitation.

The PNP is the provincial route to Canadian permanent residence visa. Those opting for the PNP route to Canada PR must have the intention of living within the province/territory that nominated them.

An Overview of the December 7 OINP round of invitations  Total ITAs issued: 1,186
Draw Details	Stream	EOI score required	Total invited
Draw 1 of 6   General Draw	EJO: Foreign Worker	EOI 37 and above	470
Draw 2 of 6   Targeted Draw: For Regional Immigration Pilot.	EJO: Foreign Worker	N/A	33
Draw 3 of 6   General Draw	EJO: International Student	EOI 62 and above	583
Draw 4 of 6   Targeted Draw: For Regional Immigration Pilot.	EJO: International Student	N/A	37
Draw 5 of 6   Targeted Draw: for health, manufacturing and agricultural occupations.	EJO: In-Demand Skills	N/A	53
Draw 6 of 6   Targeted Draw: For Regional Immigration Pilot.	EJO: In-Demand Skills	N/A	10

A total of six OINP draws were held on December 7, 2021. The In-Demand Skills Targeted Draw invited candidates with work experience in any of the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) Codes.

Occupations Included in the EJO In-Demand Skills December 7 Targeted Draw
Health and agricultural occupations	·       NOC 3413 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates ·       NOC 4412 – Home support workers and related occupations (excluding housekeepers) ·       NOC 8431 – General farm workers ·       NOC 8432 – Nursery and greenhouse workers ·       NOC 8611 – Harvesting labourers ·       NOC 9462 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
Manufacturing (outside the GTA only)	·       NOC 9411 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing ·       NOC 9416 – Metalworking and forging machine operators ·       NOC 9417 – Machining tool operators ·       NOC 9418 – Other metal products machine operators ·       NOC 9421 – Chemical plant machine operators ·       NOC 9422 – Plastics processing machine operators ·       NOC 9437 – Woodworking machine operators ·       NOC 9446 – Industrial sewing machine operators ·       NOC 9461 – Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing ·       NOC 9523 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers ·       NOC 9526 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors ·       NOC 9536 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators ·       NOC 9537 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Note. GTA: Greater Toronto Area, a provincial planning or business area in Toronto. Five separate regions come under the GTA – Durham Region, York Region, Peel Region, Toronto Region, Halton Region.

What is Ontario’s Regional Immigration Pilot?

Spreading economic immigration to the rural and small communities in the province, the two-year Pilot allows international students, foreign workers and others that have the education, experience, and the right skills to apply for an OINP nomination for Canada PR.

Under the Pilot, nominations under OINP’s Employer Job Offer are set aside for candidates looking to settle within any of the participating communities – City of Cornwall, Chatham-Kent, or Cities of Belleville and Quinte West.

As Ontario PNP’s Reginal Immigration Pilot works within the existing Employer Job Offer OINP streams, there is no separate criteria as such.

To be considered by Ontario for the Regional Immigration Pilot, you must –

• qualify for any of the OINP Employer Job Offer streams, and
• your full-time job offer in Ontario must be from an employer situated in any of the Pilot communities.

The goal of the Pilot is to attract highly-skilled immigrants to the rural and small communities in Ontario.

In 2021, there are 150 nomination spaces available for the Regional Immigration Pilot of Canada.

What is the Employer Job Offer category of the OINP?

A full-time and permanent job offer from an Ontario employer will be required.

There are three streams under Ontario’s Employer Job Offer category –

[1] Foreign Worker: For workers in skilled positions

[2] International Student: For recent graduates in Ontario.

[3] In-Demand Skills: For intermediate skilled workers in certain sectors

Which OINP streams require an Expression of Interest?

Ontario PNP uses an EOI system for	OINP streams, not under the EOI system, linked with the federal Express Entry system
(1) EJO: Foreign Worker   (2) EJO: International Student   (3) EJO: In-Demand Skills   (4) Masters Graduate   (5) PhD Graduate	(1) French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream   (2) Human Capital Priorities stream   (3) Skilled Trades stream

How many ITAs issued by the OINP so far in 2021?

7,432 ITAs have been issued by the OINP since the launch of the EOI system for five OINP streams on March 15, 2021.

• EJO: Foreign Worker – 2,866
• EJO: International Student – 2,290
• EJO: In-Demand Skills – 238
• Masters Graduate – 1,834
• PhD Graduate – 204

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