On October 8, 2024, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a major draw and sent out 1,727 invitations for permanent residence. This invited specific applicants for the two rounds of invites under the foreign worker stream, which serves highly qualified professionals and recent foreign graduates.
Furthermore, these draws targeted 61 Skilled trade occupations and 104 priority occupations
Candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 48 and 52 were eligible, highlighting Ontario’s emphasis on luring top talent.
In keeping with Ontario’s ongoing attempts to satisfy labour market demands by bringing in qualified professionals, the October 8th draw will help to further boost the province’s economic development and growth.
Draw Update focused on Foreign Worker Stream
Number of invitations issued | Date profiles created | Score range | Notes |
885 | October 8, 2023October 8, 2024 | 48 and above | Targeted draw for 61 Skilled trade occupations |
841 | October 8, 2023October 8, 2024 | 52 and above | Targeted draw for 104 other priority occupations |
Overview of the Foreign Worker Stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), a provincial immigration route that permits Ontario to nominate people for permanent residency based on its unique labour market needs, includes the Foreign Worker Stream. This stream is intended for highly qualified foreign workers who are offered a position in Ontario and have the experience and qualifications needed to boost the economy of the region. The program ensures that Ontario stays competitive in industries where talent shortages are more severe by enabling firms to hire competent foreign workers to fill jobs that are hard to fill with local labour.
61 Skilled trade occupations
- NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
- NOC 22301: Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- NOC 70010: Construction managers
- NOC 70011: Home building and renovation managers
- NOC 70012: Facility operation and maintenance managers
- NOC 72010: Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
- NOC 72011: Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
- NOC 72012: Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- NOC 72013: Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
- NOC 72014: Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- NOC 72020: Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- NOC 72021: Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- NOC 72022: Supervisors, printing and related occupations
- NOC 72024: Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
- NOC 72100: Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- NOC 72101: Tool and die makers
- NOC 72102: Sheet metal workers
- NOC 72103: Boilermakers
- NOC 72104: Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- NOC 72105: Ironworkers
- NOC 72106: Welders and related machine operators
- NOC 72200: Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- NOC 72201: Industrial electricians
- NOC 72203: Electrical power line and cable workers
- NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
- NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
- NOC 72300 – Plumbers
- NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- NOC 72302 – Gas fitters
- NOC 72310 – Carpenters
- NOC 72311 – Cabinetmakers
- NOC 72320 – Bricklayers
- NOC 72321 – Insulators
- NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women
- NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
- NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
- NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
- NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
- NOC 72500 – Crane operators
- NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers
- NOC 73101 – Tilesetters
- NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- NOC 73110: Roofers and shinglers
- NOC 73111: Glaziers
- NOC 73112: Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- NOC 73113: Floor covering installers
- NOC 73200: Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- NOC 73201: General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
- NOC 73202: Pest controllers and fumigators
- NOC 73209: Other repairers and servicers
- NOC 73400: Heavy equipment operators
- NOC 73402: Drillers and blasters—surface mining, quarrying and construction
- NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- NOC 92100: Power engineers and power systems operators
104 Other priority occupations
- NOC 00015: Senior Managers: Construction, transportation, production and utilities
- NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- NOC 13101 – Property administrators
- NOC 13102 – Payroll administrators
- NOC 10010 – Financial managers
- NOC 10011 – Human resources managers
- NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
- NOC 11100 – Financial auditors and accountants
- NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals
- NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- NOC 12100 – Executive assistants
- NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers
- NOC 21300 – Civil engineers
- NOC 21301 – Mechanical engineers
- NOC 21310 – Electrical and electronics engineers
- NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
- NOC 22233 – Construction inspectors
- NOC 22303 – Construction estimators
- NOC 22310 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- NOC 52121 – Interior designers and interior decorators
- NOC 60010 – Corporate sales managers
- NOC 10012 – Purchasing managers
- NOC 10020 – Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
- NOC 10021 – Banking, credit and other investment managers
- NOC 10029 – Other business services managers
- NOC 11101 – Financial and investment analysts
- NOC 11103 – Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
- NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
- NOC 12010: Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
- NOC 12011: Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
- NOC 12012: Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
- NOC 12101: Human resources and recruitment officers
- NOC 12103: Conference and event planners
- NOC 12110: Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
- NOC 12111: Health information management occupations
- NOC 12112: Records management technicians
- NOC 12113: Statistical officers and related research support occupations
- NOC 12201: Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
- NOC 12202: Insurance underwriters
- NOC 12203: Assessors, valuators and appraisers
- NOC 13111: Legal administrative assistants
- NOC 13112: Medical administrative assistants
- NOC 13200: Customs, ship and other brokers
- NOC 20010: Engineering managers
- NOC 20011: Architecture and science managers
- NOC 21102: Geoscientists and oceanographers
- NOC 21111: Forestry professionals
- NOC 21200: Architects
- NOC 21201: Landscape architects
- NOC 21202: Urban and land use planners
- NOC 21203: Land surveyors
- NOC 21210: Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- NOC 21320: Chemical engineers
- NOC 21321: Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- NOC 21322: Metallurgical and materials engineers
- NOC 21330: Mining engineers
- NOC 21331: Geological engineers
- NOC 21332 Petroleum engineers
- NOC 21390: Aerospace engineers
- NOC 21399: Other professional engineers, n.e.c.
- NOC 22101: Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
- NOC 22112: Forestry technologists and technicians
- NOC 22114: Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
- NOC 22210: Architectural technologists and technicians
- NOC 22211: Industrial designers
- NOC 22213: Land survey technologists and technicians
- NOC 22214: Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
- NOC 22230: Non-destructive testers and inspectors
- NOC 22231: Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
- NOC 22300: Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC 22302: Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- NOC 22312: Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- NOC 22313: Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
- NOC 40010: Government managers—health and social policy development and program administration
- NOC 40011: Government managers: economic analysis, policy development and program administration
- NOC 40012: Government managers: education policy development and program administration
- NOC 40019: Other managers in public administration
- NOC 40020: Administrators: post-secondary education and vocational training
- NOC 40021: School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
- NOC 40030: Managers in social, community and correctional services
- NOC 41200: University professors and lecturers
- NOC 41300: Social workers
- NOC 41302: Ecclesiastical occupations
- NOC 41401: Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- NOC 42201: Social and community service workers
- NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
- NOC 42203 – Instructors of persons with disabilities
- NOC 43200 – Sheriffs and bailiffs
- NOC 43201: Correctional service officers
- NOC 43202: By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
- NOC 51120: Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
- NOC 52119: Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
- NOC 52120: Graphic designers and illustrators
- NOC 80010: Managers in natural resources production and fishing
- NOC 80020: Managers in agriculture
- NOC 80021: Managers in horticulture
- NOC 80022: Managers in aquaculture
- NOC 82020: Supervisors, mining and quarrying
- NOC 82021: Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
- NOC 82031: Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- NOC 83100: Underground production and development miners
- NOC 83101: Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- NOC 83110: Logging machinery operators
The Foreign Worker Stream is an essential component of Ontario’s strategy to address labour market needs by attracting skilled talent from around the world. By ensuring that candidates meet stringent eligibility criteria, Ontario aims to select individuals who are well-suited to integrate into the province’s economy and contribute to its growth.
If you are eligible for the Ontario Express Entry stream for which you received your notification of interest, you can apply online to the OINP after receiving your notification of interest. After receiving the notification of interest, you have 45 calendar days to submit your application.
The October 8 draw is a reminder of the importance of strategic immigration policies in addressing labour market needs and supporting the economic vitality of regions like Ontario. For those who received invitations, it marks a crucial milestone on their journey to becoming permanent residents of Canada, and a new opportunity to contribute to Ontario’s growth and prosperity.