Ontario PNP Draw

 Ontario issued 726 invitations to Express Entry candidates today through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker and the Skilled Trades streams of the OINP.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued the invitations on November 4. These invitations, also known as Notifications of Interest, or NOIs, went to candidates in the French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades streams.

These two enhanced Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are aligned with the Express Entry system. The people who were invited in today’s draw will get an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points towards their overall score, if they receive the provincial nomination.

This award would effectively guarantee that they would be given an Invitation to Apply for Canadian permanent residence in a subsequent federal Express Entry draw.

Express Entry is an application management system for three federal immigration programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class.

Candidates are ranked on human capital factors that the government has determined would help them thrive in the Canadian labour market such as age, work experience, education, and English or French language proficiency.

Invited candidates will be contacted by the OINP. They will have 45 days to apply online for their provincial nomination. Applications can be done online, and it can either be done by the applicant or by a representative. The application form takes about three hours to fill out but it is not required to be completed in one session. The cost to apply is $1,500 CAD payable by credit card. The OINP accepts Visa, Visa Debit, Mastercard, and Mastercard debit.