On July 18, 2024, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program invited 1,240 applicants to apply for permanent residency through the Human Capital Priorities stream. The invites were issued under the notification of interest system.
Score expectations for candidates in July 2024 – Latest Ontario draw
The most recent stream invited was under the Human Capital Priorities stream. The breakdown was as follows:
- The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score range of the candidates invited was in between 425-444 points.
- These scores were based on whether the candidate had work experience in particular National Occupation Classification (NOC) categories, as set out below in this article.
- The last Human Capital Priorities stream invite was on March 21, 2024, and the CRS score range for invited candidates at the time was in between 468-480.
What occupations were invited under the Human Capital Priorities stream?
It is important to note that the below occupations were only invited if their work experience was listed as the primary NOC in their Express Entry profile.
For Canadian Experience Class applicants, six months out of the one year of eligible work experience being shown in the application must be in the primary NOC.
The invited occupations were as follows (for more details, visit the ontario.ca website):
- 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 31200 – Psychologists
- 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
What is the Ontario Human Capital Priorities stream for Express Entry?
Under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), Ontario has an immigration stream called Express Entry Human Capital Priorities.
It allows foreign workers to apply to live and work permanently in Ontario if they meet the necessary requirements for education, training, and skilled work experience.
- A job offer is not required in order to apply to this stream.
To be nominated for permanent residence by the Ontario government, you must first apply online, have a valid profile in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Express Entry system, and obtain a Notification of Interest from Ontario.
What are the requirements to get into this stream?
The requirements to be eligible for Human Capital Priorities are as follows:
- Work experience based on the Federal Skilled Worker Program or the Canadian Experience Class program.
- Education, which could be either a Canadian bachelor’s, master’s or PhD, or a foreign equivalent,
- Nurses do not need to meet this requirement if they are registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario or their primary NOC is under NOC 31300, 31301, 31302, or 32101.
- Those educated outside Canada must get an Educational Credential Assessment.
- The ability to understand, speak, read, and write English or French at a Canadian Language Benchmark level 7 or higher. For more details about the English or French language tests, visit here.
- Have the funds to support yourself and your dependents. More details about settlement funds can be found here.
- A demonstrated intention to live in Ontario.
- Legal status in Canada.
- If you are applying through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, you must have a score of 67 points on the education, language, work experience, age, arranged employment in Canada and adaptability factors.