Strong Demand For Ontario Immigration: 2019 Nominations Represent 13,750 Newcomers

Strong Demand For Ontario Immigration: 2019 Nominations Represent 13,750 Newcomers
2020-03-25 – Ontario nominated nearly 7,400 principal immigration applicants in 2019, representing nearly 13,750 newcomers to the province including spouses and dependents, new figures show. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s review of 2019 declared ‘demand for the OINP is strong’, with the province reaching its 2019 allocation of 6,650 in December, then filling the addition
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Ontario Opens Application Window For Popular Employer Job Offer Streams

Ontario Opens Application Window For Popular Employer Job Offer Streams
2020-03-04 – Ontario opened an application window for its Employer Job Offer streams for International Students and Foreign Workers on Tuesday, March 3. Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program officials initially opened the International Student stream, before also opening the Foreign Worker stream later in the day. Both streams are now closed, having reached their intake limits.
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Ontario Issues 20 ITAs In First Entrepreneur Stream Draw of 2020

Ontario Issues 20 ITAs In First Entrepreneur Stream Draw of 2020
2020-02-27 – Ontario immigration issued 20 Invitations to Apply in the first draw of 2020 through the province’s Entrepreneur Stream. The February 26 draw saw ITAs issued to Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) candidates scoring between 136 and 200 points. Candidates who submitted an Expression of Interest between November 22, 2019 and February 14, 2020
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Ontario Targets 10 Occupations In New Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Draw

Ontario Targets 10 Occupations In New Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Draw
2020-02-14 – Ontario immigration has conducted a new draw targeting 10 specific occupations under the province’s Express Entry-linked Human Capital Priorities stream. The February 13 draw saw 486 Notifications of Interest issued to candidates with profiles in the Express Entry pool scoring between 467 and 471 Comprehensive Ranking System points. The 10 targeted occupations were:
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Ontario Immigration Employer Job Offer Category To Target Manufacturing Labour Shortage

Ontario Immigration Employer Job Offer Category To Target Manufacturing Labour Shortage
2020-01-16 – The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program is set to add 13 manufacturing jobs to the eligible occupations under the popular Employer Job Offer category. Candidates for the new National Occupational Classification codes will only be eligible if their job offer is outside of the Greater Toronto Area. A proposed regulation amendment posted on Wednesday,
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Ontario Immigration Issues 7,391 Nominations In 2019

Ontario Opens Application Window For Popular Employer Job Offer Streams
2020-01-14 – Ontario issued a total of 7,391 nominations through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program in 2019, the province has announced. The number includes the OINP’s initial allocation of 6,650, plus the 700 extra places offered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in December. It also includes 41 nominations issued to intermediate skilled temporary foreign
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Ontario Wants Provincial Immigration Allocation Doubled To 13,300 By 2021

Ontario Invites 242 French Speaking Candidates In First Express Entry Draw Of 2020
2019-12-18 – Ontario immigration has called on Canada’s federal government to double the allocation of provincial immigrants it receives each year. Canada’s most populous province wants the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s allocation to hit 13,300 by 2021, up from 7,000 this year, in response to a skilled labour shortage. The request has been made by
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Ontario Immigration Issues 16 NOIs In New Entrepreneur Stream Draw

Ontario Immigration Issues 16 NOIs In New Entrepreneur Stream Draw
2019-12-03 – Ontario immigration has conducted a new Entrepreneur Stream draw, issuing Notifications of Interest to 16 business candidates. The December 2 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw required a minimum score of 118 points, nine lower than the previous draw. This was the fourth Ontario Entrepreneur draw of 2019 and the first since September 20,
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How Ontario Is Addressing Shortage of Nursing-Related Occupations

How Ontario Is Addressing Shortage of Nursing-Related Occupations
2019-11-27 – A recent change to the Ontario immigration Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream provides a new avenue to Canada for candidates with skills and experience in nursing-related occupations. In July 2019, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) moved to add three National Occupational Classification codes to the stream, two of which were aimed
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Ontario Now Accepting New French Language Test, TCF Canada

Canada Immigration To Accept New TCF Test For French Language
December 17, 2018 – Ontario has followed the federal government by announcing it is now accepting results of a second French-language for immigration applications. An Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program statement says the Test de connaissance du français pour le Canada (TCF Canada) is accepted as of December 10, 2018. It follows an announcement from Immigration,
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