OINP Express Entry Draw: Canada Invited 2,552 Skilled Professionals for PR on January 11, 2024

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held its initial Express Entry Draw for 2024 on January 11. This draw welcomed a remarkable 2,552 individuals to apply for provincial nomination.

To be eligible for an invitation, individuals needed to have a valid Express Entry profile formed between January 11, 2023, and January 11, 2024.

CRS Score for Latest OINP Express Entry Draw

Individuals with Express Entry profiles holding a CRS score within the range of 350–424 were eligible for invitations during the first Ontario Express Entry Draw of 2024 by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Moreover, having experience in any of the 49 skilled trade occupations was also a prerequisite for receiving the invitations.

Benefits of Receiving Provincial Nomination

The Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream draw doesn’t need a separate OINP profile. However, the profiles that receive invitations must be in one of the eligible trade occupations for this draw.

Upon receiving a provincial nomination, candidates get an additional 600 points added to their existing Express Entry profile.

If the individuals with invited profiles choose to accept the Ontario Provincial Nomination, their Express Entry CRS score will increase to a range between 950 and 1,024. In the year 2023, the Express Entry Skilled Trades stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) extended invitations to a total of 7,512 profiles.

The criteria for the OINP Express Entry Skilled Trades stream

If you’ve made an Express Entry profile and have worked full-time for at least one year (or the equivalent in part-time work) in Ontario within the last two years in Major Groups 72 (excluding transportation officers), 73, 82, 83, 93 (excluding aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors), or Minor Group 6320 (excluding cooks), you are automatically qualified for participation in the OINP Express Entry Skilled Trades stream draw.

List of Eligible Skilled Trade Occupations for OINP Express Entry Draw

1. Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (NOC 72010)

2. Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades, and telecommunications occupations (NOC 72011)

3. Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades (NOC 72012)

4. Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (NOC 72013)

5. Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (NOC 72014)

6. Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (NOC 72020)

7. Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (NOC 72021)

8. Supervisors, printing, and related occupations (NOC 72022)

9. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (NOC 72100)

10. Tool and die makers (NOC 72101)

11. Sheet metal workers (NOC 72102)

12. Boilermakers (NOC 72103)

13. Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters (NOC 72104)

14. Ironworkers (NOC 72105)

15. Electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200)

16. Industrial electricians (NOC 72201)

17. Electrical power line and cable workers (NOC 72203)

18. Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians (NOC 72205)

19. Plumbers (NOC 72300)

20. Steamfitters, pipefitters, and sprinkler system installers (NOC 72301)

21. Gas fitters (NOC 72302)

22. Carpenters (NOC 72310)

23. Cabinetmakers (NOC 72311)

24. Bricklayers (NOC 72320)

25. Insulators (NOC 72321)

26. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 72400)

27. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401)

28. Heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning mechanics (NOC 72402)

29. Railway carmen/women (NOC 72403)

30. Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors (NOC 72404)

31. Elevator constructors and mechanics (NOC 72406)

32. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics, and mechanical repairers (NOC 72410)

33. Electrical mechanics (NOC 72422)

34. Motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and other related mechanics (NOC 72423)

35. Crane operators (NOC 72500)

36. Concrete finishers (NOC 73100)

37. Tilesetters (NOC 73101)

38. Plasterers, drywall installers, finishers, and lathers (NOC 73102)

39. Roofers and shinglers (NOC 73110)

40. Glaziers (NOC 73111)

41. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) (NOC 73112)

42. Floor covering installers (NOC 73113)

43. Residential and commercial installers and servicers (NOC 73200)

44. General building maintenance workers and building superintendents (NOC 73201)

45. Pest controllers and fumigators (NOC 73202)

46. Other repairers and servicers (NOC 73209)

47. Heavy equipment operators (NOC 73400)

48. Drillers and blasters: surface mining, quarrying, and construction (NOC 73402)

49. Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance, and horticulture services (NOC 82031)