Ontario PNP invites candidates of health, agriculture, and manufacturing

Ontario held first ever draw for In Demand Skills Stream under its new intake system under Express of Interest system of Ontario Provincial Nominee Program on July 15.

Ontario invited 54 candidates to apply for provincial nomination to get Permanent Residence through OINP where minimum score required was 11.

OINP also held a draw for the Regional Immigration Pilot. One candidate was invited. There is no EOI score requirement for this stream.

Invited candidates needed work experience in one of the following occupations, listed by sector in order of their National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.

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 Greater Toronto Area 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

Invited candidates now have 14 calendar days to apply for a nomination from Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

What is the Regional Immigration Pilot?

The Regional Immigration Pilot was launched to help address labour shortages in some of these communities. It allows the province to allocate 150 nominations in 2021 to three rural locations: Chatham-Kent, Cornwall, and Quinte West/Belleville. These municipalities demonstrated to the province that they have labour shortages in skilled occupations, and the ability to help newcomers get settled.

If you are eligible for any of the OINP Employer Job Offer streams and your full-time job offer is in one of the participating communities, you may be able to get a provincial nomination through the pilot.

There are three Employer Job Offer streams:

• Foreign Worker Stream, for workers with a skilled job offer in Ontario;
• International Student Stream, for international students with skilled job offers;
• In-Demand Skills Stream, for workers in occupations that have labour shortages in Ontario

List of in-demand occupations:

NOC Code         Occupation

• 3413            Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
• 4412            Home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
• 7441            Residential and commercial installers and servicers
• 7511             Transport truck drivers
• 7521            Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
• 8431           General farm workers
• 8432           Nursery and greenhouse workers
• 8611            Harvesting labourers
• 7611            Construction trades helpers and labourers
• 9462           Industrial butchers, meat cutters, poultry preparers, related workers

Available only to candidates outside the Greater Toronto Area

NOC Code          Occupation

• 9411              Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
• 9416             Metalworking and forging machine operators
• 9417             Machining tool operators
• 9418            Other metal products machine operators
• 9421            Chemical plant machine operators
• 9422            Plastics processing machine operators
• 9437            Woodworking machine operators
• 9446            Industrial sewing machine operators
• 9461            Process control & machine operators, food, beverage & associated products processing
• 9523            Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
• 9526            Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
• 9536            Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
• 9537            Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors