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Ontario PNP Draw

Jan 15, 2021

The province of Ontario has issued 484 invitations to Express Entry candidates through two provincial immigration streams in the first draw of the year.

On January 13, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued  Notifications of Interest (NOIs) 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. Candidates who received an NOI in this draw had to have Express Entry profiles that were created between January 13, 2020, and January 13, 2021.

The Skilled Trades Stream allows the OINP to search the Express Entry pool for candidates currently living in Ontario who have a minimum of one-year full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work, in a skilled trade listed in Minor Group 633 or Major Group 72, 73, or 82 under Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC).