Ontario Opened OINP Skilled Trades Stream Draw

by Mansi Sahai Published on 10/Feb/2023

On February 9, 2023, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited a total of 510 eligible candidates via OINP Skilled Trades Stream Draw to apply for provincial nomination for Canadian PR.

Read further to know more about the latest OINP draw held on February 9, 2023.

Ontario Skilled Trades Stream Targeted Draw Results

Draw Date: 9-February-2023
No. of NOIs Issued: 510
Date profiles created: February 9, 2022 – February 9, 2023
Minimum Score Requirement: 260-489

To receive Notifications of interest (NOI) letter in this invitation round, candidates must have prior work experience in any one of the occupations listed below:

NOC 72024 - Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
NOC 72106 - Welders and related machine operators
NOC 72204 - Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
NOC 72310 - Carpenters
NOC 73112 - Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

About Ontario's Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream

This stream is exclusively designed for foreign workers with prior work experience in Ontario in eligible skilled trades.

To qualify for this stream, you must have a valid profile in the Express Entry system and obtain a Notification of Interest (NOI) letter from Ontario before applying online for nomination by the government of Ontario for Canadian permanent residence.

To qualify, you must:

have a valid certificate or a license in Ontario, if you have experience in any compulsory trade
be living in Ontario and have a valid work permit while applying
read, write, speak and understand either English or French and have scored at a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 5 or above in a valid language test
have enough settlement funds to support yourself and your family members (if any) in Canada