Ontario invites candidates from Human Capital Priorities stream | CRS drops!

Surya Rathee
[Published 03 Feb, 2023 | 06:35 AM]
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On February 2, 2023 Ontario conducted a new Targeted draw for Tech and Health – inviting a total of 1,902 candidates under the Ontario Express Entry Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream.

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This was the first Human Capital Priorities draw conducted by Ontario in 2023. Candidates with profiles in IRCC's Express Entry system created between February 2, 2022 – February 2, 2023 were invited to the February 2 Ontario draw.

Who was invited?

• Targeted Draw: Tech

A total of 1,127 candidates were issued NOIs in a Tech Draw with CRS scores ranging from 481-489. Invited candidates were also required to have employment experience in certain National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes including:

NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers

NOC 21211 - Data Scientists

NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators

NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers

NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers

NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers

NOC 21233 - Web designers

NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers

NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

• Targeted Draw: Health

A total of 775 candidates were issued NOIs in a Health Draw with CRS scores ranging from 476-489. Invited candidates were also required to have employment experience in certain National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes including:

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 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

Ontario regularly searches Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Express Entry pool to find candidates who may meet the criteria of one of Ontario’s Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) managed immigration streams.

Candidates may apply to the Human Capital Priorities stream if they:

• Received a Notification of Interest (NOI) on February 2, 2023
• Can demonstrate that their work experience was in one of the eligible National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes listed above.

If you have been issued a NOI in this HCP draw, you now have 45 days to submit an online application to the OINP.