The Ontario PNP conducts its first In-Demand Skills draw of 2023

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 295 Invitations to Apply (ITA) under the In-Demand Skills stream on April 11.

This was the first In-Demand Skills stream draw of 2023 and invited candidates with a score of 30 and above, whose profiles were created between November 22, 2022, and April 11, 2023. In comparison, only 523 profiles were invited under this stream in the entire year of 2022.

However, OINP’s quota has significantly increased this year, suggesting the possibility of more such draws in the future. The In-Demand Skills stream is an excellent option for those working in NOC C or D jobs. Ontario has a list of in-demand skills occupations that meet the eligibility requirements for this stream.

To be eligible for the In-Demand Skills stream, candidates must meet the following general requirements:

• Language Requirement: Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4 or above in either English or French.
• Education Requirement: A secondary school (high school) diploma or its equivalent Education Credential Assessment (ECA) from outside Canada.
• Job Offer Requirement: A full-time (at least 1,560 hours and 30 hours of paid work each week) employment/job offer with no expiration date (indeterminate duration). Job offer pay must meet or be higher than the median wage level.
• Work Experience: At least 9 months of total paid full-time employment in the same in-demand profession as the job offer in Ontario.

Overall, the In-Demand Skills stream is an attractive option for individuals who possess the required skills, education, and work experience and meet the eligibility requirements to settle and work in Ontario.

The full list of eligible occupations for the OINP draw is available below

Job offer anywhere in Ontario

• NOC 44101 – Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
• NOC 65202 – Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
• NOC 75110 – Construction trades helpers and labourers
• NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 – Livestock labourers
• NOC 85101 – Harvesting labourers
• NOC 85103 – Nursery and greenhouse labourers
• NOC 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

Job offer outside the Greater Toronto Area  (City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions)

• NOC 94100 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing

• NOC 94105 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
• NOC 94106 – Machining tool operators
• NOC 94107 – Machine operators of other metal products
• NOC 94110 – Chemical plant machine operators
• NOC 94111 – Plastics processing machine operators
• NOC 94124 – Woodworking machine operators
• NOC 94132 – Industrial sewing machine operators
• NOC 94140 – Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
• NOC 94201 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
• NOC 94204 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
• NOC 94213 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
• NOC 94219 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
• NOC 95102 – Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities

Calculation of OINP scores

Job offer: NOC broad occupational category

• Occupational Category 0,2,3 – 10 points
• Occupational Category 7 – 7 points
• Occupational Category 1,9 – 5 points
• Occupational Category 4,8 – 4 points
• Occupational Category 5,6 – 3 points

Job offer: wage

• $40 per hour or higher – 10 points
• $35 to $39.99 per hour – 8 points
• $30 to $34.99 per hour – 7 points
• $25 to $29.99 per hour – 6 points
• $20 to $24.99 per hour – 5 points
• Less than $20 per hour – 0 points

Work permit status

• With valid work permit – 10 points
• Without valid work permit – 0 points

Job tenure with job offer employer

• 6 months or more working in job offer position – 3 points
• Less than 6 months – 0 points

Canadian work experience: earnings history

Based on a Notice of Assessment issued by the CRA in the last five years.

• $40k or more earnings in a year – 3 points
• Less than $40k earnings in a year – 0 points

Regionalization

Regional immigration: location of job offer

• Northern Ontario – 10 points
• Outside Greater Toronto Area except Northern Ontario – 8 points
• Inside GTA (except Toronto) – 3 points
• Toronto – 0 points