Ontario invites 1,032 candidates in PNP draw

Published: January 27, 2022

Ontario invited 1,032 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on January 27.

�ճ�� (OINP) invited candidates who may be eligible for a provincial nomination through the .

In order to be invited, candidates needed a (CRS) score between 381 and 461. Ontario invited candidates who had submitted their profiles between January 27, 2021 and January 27, 2022.

If invited candidates receive the nomination, they will get 600 CRS points added to their score. They will also be eligible to receive an (ITA) from a (PNP)-specific Express Entry draw.

Those who received an invitation now have 45 calendar days to apply for the provincial nomination.

Ontario's Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream

Ontario’s Express Entry-linked offers a pathway to permanent residency for ��Ի�� candidates. The OINP invites eligible candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.

To be eligible, candidates need to be living in Ontario with a valid . They also need to have a minimum of one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work. They must have completed this work experience in the province in a under Canada’s ��(��).

No job offer is needed to apply under the Skilled Trades Stream, but candidates must meet all the mandatory .

The first step to being considered for a provincial nomination is to submit a profile to the Express Entry system.

About Express Entry

Express Entry is an application management system that allows people to apply for permanent residence directly to (IRCC). It is not an immigration program itself, but it manages the applications for the ,��, and .

If you are eligible for one or more of these programs, you can then create an Express Entry profile. Once you upload all your documents, you will get a score based on your work experience, education, age, and language ability in English or French, among other criteria.

The highest scoring candidates are issued ITAs, which allow them to apply for .