Ontario PNP holds another round of invitations under the EOI system

The Canadian province of Ontario has held another round of invitations under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].

On May 26, 2021, Ontario PNP – officially the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program [OINP] - issued invitations to apply to those qualifying for the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream and with their profile in the OINP’s Expression of Interest [EOI] pool.

Of the total 158 international students that received invitations, 147 were included in the general draw. Another 11 got their OINP invitations through the Regional Immigration Pilot.

Those invited can now proceed to applying for an OINP nomination for their Canadian permanent residence.

An Overview of the May 26 OINP round of invitations
	Stream / Program	Total invitations issued	Minimum EOI score required
Draw 1 of 2 – General draw	Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream	147	EOI 73
Draw 2 of 2	Regional Immigration Pilot [works within the Employer Job Offer streams]	11	Not applicable

The Employer Job Offer: Intenational Student steam offers international students – with a skilled occupation job offer in Skill Type 0 [zero], or Skill Level A/B of the National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix – a route for applying for an OINP nomination for living and working in Ontario on a permanent basis.

A 2-year Pilot, the OINP’s Regional Immigration Pilot allows international students, foreign workers and others – that have the right education, skills and experience – to apply for a nomination for taking up permanent residence in Ontario.

The OINP’s Regional Immigration Pilot operates within the Employer Job Offer streams of the OINP.

Previously, the OINP had launched an EOI system for 5 immigration pathways or ‘streams’. Currently, the OINP uses an EOI system for managing applications for the following streams –

• Employer Job Offer: International Student stream
• Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream
• Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream
• Masters Graduate stream
• PhD Graduate stream

An individual can only apply to any of the above-mentioned streams if specifically invited to do so by the OINP.

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The EOI draws of the OINP run separately, and must not be confused with the OINP Express Entry Notifications of Interest draws that are held for –

1.     Human Capital Priorities stream

2.     French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream

3.     Skilled Trades Stream

Recently, the OINP have received their 2021 nomination allocation from the federal government of Canada.

For 2021, the OINP’s nomination allocation stands at 8,350 spaces, including another 250 OINP nominations set aside for temporary foreign workers employed in any of the occupations under Skill Level C of the NOC. That is, for jobs considered to be intermediate skilled occupations.

As per the OINP, “as of May 13, 2021, 4,009 nominations have been issued”.

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