Ontario Sends 340 Invitations In The Express Entry HCP Stream

24 Jan 2018

The immigration officials in Ontario have given details regarding the recent invitations sent under the Human Capital Priorities stream of Express Entry in the province.

The draw held on 19^th January 2018, saw the province issuing 340 invitations to candidates having a CRS score between 440 and 446. The candidates who were invited had submitted their profiles during the period January 1st to 19^th in 2018.

This was the first instance when OINP had given information regarding the specific draws held by it in the various programs.

An OINP statement stated that the Program has started to issue NOIs in the HCP stream. After issuing NOI, the OINP will update information on the website run by it regarding the methods and criteria used in issuing these NOIs.

Ontario Express Entry: HCP Stream

In order to qualify the applicants must have:

• A Pending application in the Federal Express Entry system;
• One year of full time, work experience in NOC occupation level 0, A or B;
• Bachelors degree, Masters degree or Ph.D., which is equivalent to the respective Canadian degree;
• Scoring a Minimum of CLB level 7 in IELTS general examination;
• Clear wish to live in the Ontario Province;
• Scoring 400 points in the Federal Express Entry CRS.

This HCP stream is meant for skilled workers who desire to reside and take up a job in the largest province of Canada. Qualifying Candidates figuring in the federal pool are nominated by the province depending on the education received, work experience gained, and also the language skills. The province is always on the lookout for candidates who can integrate quickly and meet the labour requirements.

At present, OINP has an allocation from the federal government, which was increased to nominating 6,600 professionals for 2018 and has an additional 600 spots compared to 2017.

The province now accepts applications for all except two of the immigration streams.

The open streams are HCP, the Employer Job Offer streams for International Students, In-Demand Skills, and Foreign Workers, the Express Entry streams for Skilled Workers and Skilled Trades Speaking French, besides the streams designed for Corporate and Entrepreneur business. The closed streams are International Students meant for Masters and Ph.D. holders.

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