Ontario invites around 1,000 Skilled Trades and French-Speaking candidates this month.

Ontario issued a total of 988 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence status to Express Entry candidates through its Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker streams so far this month. Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 889 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) in its first draw of 2019 on January 24th through its Skilled Trades Stream. Candidates with Express Entry profiles created between January 2018 and 2019 received an NOI in this draw.

This stream allows the OINP to find candidates in the Express Entry pool who are currently residing in Ontario with a minimum of one year full-time work experience or equivalent part-time work in skilled trade listed in Minor Group 633 or Major Group 72, 73 or 82 under the NOC (National Occupational Classification) list. Candidates do not require a job offer to apply under this stream but they must meet all the federal and provincial requirements specified by the OINP. Candidates who successfully obtain a provincial nomination under these streams receive an additional 600 points under the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) which guarantees an ITA (Invitation To Apply) for Canadian permanent residence through the Express Entry system. Therefore, the first step to being identified as a candidate under the Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker Streams is to create an Express Entry profile. Three separate invitation rounds were also held so far this month for Ontario’s Express Entry linked French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream with 28 NOI’s issued in the latest round. Additional rounds were also held under the French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream on January 17 and 11 with 71 NOIs issued in total. French speaking candidates must demonstrate French language proficiency equivalent to a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7 or higher and meet additional requirements, including having sufficient funds to settle in Ontario.

The total number of invitations issued by Ontario to Express Entry candidates is nearly 2500 NOIs, including 1493 invitations which were issued through its Human Capital Priorities stream on January 14.

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