{"id":8547,"date":"2019-06-03T05:22:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T05:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/immigration-news\/?p=8547"},"modified":"2020-01-28T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T12:37:53","slug":"province-of-ontario-targeted-express-entry-candidate-in-the-latest-may-31-draw-for-canada-pr-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/updates\/province-of-ontario-targeted-express-entry-candidate-in-the-latest-may-31-draw-for-canada-pr-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Province of Ontario targeted express entry candidate in the latest May 31 draw for Canada PR visa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)<\/a> invited 1,072 express entry candidates with the required work experience in 11 targeted occupations with the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 439 and 469<\/strong> and other major criteria.<\/p>\n

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These more than 1,000 invitations were issued in the draw held on May 31st<\/sup>, via the OINP\u2019s Human Capital Priorities Stream. \u00a0Canada\u2019s capital city \u2013 Ottawa and Toronto are the two major cities of Ontario province that are popular destinations for the immigrants looking to settle as permanent residents.<\/p>\n

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With a special agreement with the Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC), province of Ontario is able to provide an immigration pathway to the skilled immigrants for permanent residency status in the province. This immigration pathway is called Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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OINP\u2019s Human Capital Priorities stream allows the province to search for the skilled immigrants in the federal government\u2019s express entry program – express pool. These immigrants are able to meet the requirements of the labor market and clear the provincial eligibility criteria. This allows the province to issue them an invitation to apply for provincial nomination and apply for Canada PR visa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If an express entry candidate is given a provincial nomination they are awarded 600 CRS points. This gives the boost to the candidate\u2019s CRS score<\/a> that is required to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) to submit their application for Canada PR visa to the IRCC.<\/p>\n

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The very first step for a candidate to be considered for OINP\u2019s Human Capital Priorities Stream or any other express entry linked stream is to enter the express pool.<\/p>\n

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The draw held on May 31st<\/sup> is the second time in this year for the OINP\u2019s Human Capital Priorities Stream, and the 1,072 invitations in this draw bring the total invitations issued in this year comes to 2,565 Notification of Interest (NOI) under Ontario\u2019s Human Capital Priorities Stream.<\/p>\n

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The latest draw targeted the express entry candidates who have work experience in the following 11 occupations:<\/p>\n