Ontario Holds The Third Human Capital Priorities Draw In 2018

10 Feb 2018

The Immigration Office in Ontario has released data regarding the third round of invitations for the year, held on February 8th, 2018, in the Human Capital Priorities stream of the province under the Express Entry.

It issued 89 invitations with a CRS score range from 433 to 444. The invited candidates had submitted their Express Entry profiles between Jan 1 and Jan 25, 2018.

The OINP had begun publishing details regarding specific draws starting from January 2018. It was the result of the signing of an immigration agreement by the Province with the Federal Government of Canada.

In the previous draw, held on January 25^th, Ontario issued 380 invitations with a CRS score ranging between of 433 and 444. The invited candidates had submitted their Express Entry profiles between Jan 1 and Jan 25, 2018.

Ontario Express Entry: Human Capital Priorities Stream

The norms for qualifying candidates were:

• A Pending application in the Federal Express Entry system;
• One year of full time, or equivalent work experience in NOC occupation level 0, A or B;
• Bachelors or Masters degree or Ph.D. or their Canadian equivalent;
• Minimum Canada Language Benchmark Level 7 in IELTS exam;
• Intention to live in the Province;
• Minimum 400 points in the Federal Express Entry CRS.

This Ontario HCP stream targets the skilled workers who wish to live/work in the largest province of Canada. Qualifying Candidates for the federal Express Entry pool receive the nomination from the province on the basis of work experience, education, and skills in language and also on other factors. The province seeks candidates who can integrate themselves quickly into the labor market.

The OINP has received an allocation of 6,600 nominations by the federal government for 2018, which is an increase of 600 compared to 2017.

The province together with HCP is presently accepting applications for the Employer Job Offer streams for Foreign Workers, the Express Entry streams for French-Speaking Skilled Workers, stream for International Students and In-Demand Skills, and also for Skilled Trades, as well as the Corporate and Entrepreneur business streams.

The International Students meant for Master’s and Ph.D. studies do not need a job offer and remain closed.

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