Ontario PNP Invites 748 Tech Workers

Ontario’s Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) invited 748 candidates in a draw on July 6, 2023, under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream.

The HCP stream is designed to attract skilled workers who can contribute to the province’s economy. Candidates in the HCP stream are eligible to receive a provincial nomination, which gives them an additional 600 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

The July 6 draw targeted Express Entry profiles created between July 6, 2022 and July 6, 2023. Candidates with CRS scores between 479 and 485 in the following 9 tech occupations were invited:

• NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
• NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
• NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
• NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and
• NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
• NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
• NOC 21233 – Web designers
• NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
• NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

The CRS cutoff score for the July 6 draw was 479, which is 4 points higher than the previous tech-targeted OINP draw in May 2023.

Invited candidates will now have 45 days to claim their provincial nomination. Once they have been nominated by OINP, they will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada.

This is the seventh HCP stream draw in 2023, and OINP has invited 8,499 Express Entry profiles in total.

If you are a skilled worker in a tech occupation and you are interested in immigrating to Ontario, you should consider submitting your Express Entry profile today. You can select Ontario as your province of destination when you create your profile. OINP will then scan the Express Entry pool and send you a notification of interest if you meet the draw criteria.