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OINP issued 853 invitations through International Student stream Aug. 15

The Aug. 15 draws saw 853 invitations sent out to skilled trades, health and tech workers with minimum scores of 61 in two draws through the Employer Job Offer International Student Stream.

The targeted occupations, as categorized by their National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 codes, for those draws were: 

Skilled trades occupations

NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians

NOC 22221 – User support technicians

NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians

NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)

NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

NOC 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades

NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers

NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations

NOC 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators

NOC 72101 – Tool and die makers

NOC 72102 – Sheet metal workers

NOC 72103 – Boilermakers

NOC 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters

NOC 72105 – Ironworkers

NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators

NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)

NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians

NOC 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers

NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers

NOC 72300 – Plumbers

NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers

NOC 72310 – Carpenters

NOC 72320 – Bricklayers

NOC 72321 – Insulators

NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women

NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors

NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics

NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics

NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

NOC 72500 – Crane operators

NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers

NOC 73101 – Tilesetters

NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers

NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers

NOC 73111 – Glaziers

NOC 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers

NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents

NOC 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators

NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers

NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators

NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators

Health occupations

NOC 30010 – Managers in health care

NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine

NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery

NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians

NOC 31103 – Veterinarians

NOC 31110 – Dentists

NOC 31111 – Optometrists

NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists

NOC 31120 – Pharmacists

NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists

NOC 31201 – Chiropractors

NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists

NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists

NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment

NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating

NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors

NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners

NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals

NOC 32100 – Opticians

NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses

NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations

NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists

NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment

NOC 32110 – Denturists

NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists

NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians

NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists

NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists

NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers

NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists

NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians

NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians

NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists

NOC 32201 – Massage therapists

NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing

NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants

NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations

NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

Tech occupations

NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers

NOC 21211 – Data Scientists

NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators

NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers

NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers

NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers

NOC 21233 – Web designers

NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers

NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

NOC 22221 – User support technicians

NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians

1,506 invitations sent by OINP through Foreign Worker stream

Canada’s most populous province also sent out 1,506 invitations in two Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker stream draws on Aug. 15. 

Applicants applying under the Foreign Worker Stream must have:

• a permanent, full-time job offer under NOC TEER category 1, 2 or 3 that meets the median wage levels for Ontario and in a position necessary to the business;
• for those already working in the position, the proposed wage must be equal or greater than the current wage being paid;
• two cumulative years of relevant work experience in the previous five years before the date of application;
• relevant mandatory licensing in Ontario, if the position so requires;
• live abroad, or be working, studying or visiting Canada on a valid permit, and;
• an intention to settle in Ontario.

In one of those Foreign Worker Stream draws on Tuesday, Ontario sent out 375 skilled invitations to tradespeople with minimum scores of 30 in the following occupations:

Skilled trades occupations

NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians

NOC 22221 – User support technicians

NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians

NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)

NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

NOC 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades

NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers

NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations

NOC 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators

NOC 72101 – Tool and die makers

NOC 72102 – Sheet metal workers

NOC 72103 – Boilermakers

NOC 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters

NOC 72105 – Ironworkers

NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators

NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)

NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians

NOC 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers

NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers

NOC 72300 – Plumbers

NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers

NOC 72310 – Carpenters

NOC 72320 – Bricklayers

NOC 72321 – Insulators

NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women

NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors

NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics

NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics

NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

NOC 72500 – Crane operators

NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers

NOC 73101 – Tilesetters

NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers

NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers

NOC 73111 – Glaziers

NOC 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers

NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents

NOC 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators

NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers

NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators

NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators

In the other draw under that stream, the province issued 1,131 invitations to healthcare and tech workers with minimum scores of 46 in the following occupations:

Health occupations

NOC 30010 – Managers in health care

NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine

NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery

NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians

NOC 31103 – Veterinarians

NOC 31110 – Dentists

NOC 31111 – Optometrists

NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists

NOC 31120 – Pharmacists

NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists

NOC 31201 – Chiropractors

NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists

NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists

NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment

NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating

NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors

NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners

NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals

NOC 32100 – Opticians

NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses

NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations

NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists

NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment

NOC 32110 – Denturists

NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists

NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians

NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists

NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists

NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers

NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists

NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians

NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians

NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists

NOC 32201 – Massage therapists

NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing

NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants

NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations

NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

Tech occupations

NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers

NOC 21211 – Data Scientists

NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators

NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers

NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers

NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers

NOC 21233 – Web designers

NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers

NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

NOC 22221 – User support technicians

NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians

In-Demand Skills stream invitations demanded a minimum score of 23

The OINP also held an Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream draw with 256 invitations sent to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest (EOI) pool with scores of 23.

Applicants who want to apply to immigrate to Canada through the OINP In-Demand Skills Stream must have:

• a permanent, full-time job offer in certain occupations in the agriculture or construction sector that meets the median wage in Ontario for the occupation and in a position necessary to the business;
• for those already working in the position, the proposed wage must be equal or greater than the current wage being paid;
• nine months of cumulative work experience in the last three years in one of the eligible occupations. Experience must be paid and full time or the equivalent amount in part-time work in Ontario. Seasonal work does not count.
• the equivalent of a Canadian high school education or higher.
• a valid certificate or license at the time of application for any claimed work experience that requires it.
• a minimum CLB/NCLC 4 in English or French in all language competencies;
• live abroad, or be working, studying or visiting Canada on a valid permit, and;
• an intention to settle in Ontario.

Under Ontario’s EOI ranking system, points are awarded based on the following attributes:

• level and field of education and where studies were completed;
• proficiency in English or French;
• intention to settle outside of the greater Toronto area;
• skill and work experience level, earnings history, other factors relevant to prospects in the Ontario job market, and;
• labour market needs in the province or region of the province

Link: https://www.immigration.ca/ontario-issues-2615-invitations-to-apply-through-employer-job-offer-streams/?fbclid=IwAR1iM9PwQVF24MFPIrQ-t452Fjdq3K4rmWVuvoaAbqXBEeXPpHq2i30P5O4