Ontario PNP Draw: 773 Express Entry candidates were invited

Ontario invited 773 Express Entry candidates working in targeted occupations to apply for a provincial nomination on February 22.

Candidates who may be eligible for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) were invited by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). These candidates had to have an Express Entry profile with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 455 and 600.

The maximum number of points that Express Entry candidates can receive without a provincial nomination is 600. Prior to this draw, candidates with CRS scores that were higher than the maximum range were ineligible to apply for the nomination.

Candidates who created an Express Entry profile between February 22, 2021 and April 29, 2021 were invited. To be eligible to apply for the nomination, applicants must have at least one year of work experience in one of the targeted occupations listed below by 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

Those who received an invitation now have 45 calendar days to submit their application for Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

This is Ontario’s biggest Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) draw of the year, and it has the largest range of eligible Express Entry scores. There’s 145 points of difference between the minimum score of 455 and the maximum of 600.

Ontario’s largest draw was on the 27th of January, when the province invited 1,032 skilled trade candidates and another Express Entry stream.