{"id":161517,"date":"2018-04-25T04:38:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T08:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161517"},"modified":"2018-04-25T04:38:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T08:38:50","slug":"ontario-issues-new-invitations-to-express-entry-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/25\/ontario-issues-new-invitations-to-express-entry-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario issues new invitations to Express Entry candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government of Ontario has issued new Notifications of Interest to Express Entry candidates through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades streams. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Government of Ontario has issued new Notifications of Interest to Express Entry candidates through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades streams.<\/p>\n

The draws are the second in the last seven days through these two streams, with 34 invitations issued through the\u00a0French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream<\/a>\u00a0(FSSW) and 29 issued through the\u00a0Skilled Trades Stream<\/a>\u00a0(ST).<\/p>\n

The April 19 FSSW draw targeted\u00a0Express Entry candidates<\/a>\u00a0who had submitted their Express Entry profile between January 1 and April 19, 2018. ST draw, which took place April 18, targeted Express Entry candidates who had submitted their profiles between January 1 and April 18, 2018.<\/p>\n

Ontario has now issued a total of 366 Notifications of Interest, or NOIs, to Express Entry candidates through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream in 2018, and another 488 through the Skilled Trades Stream.<\/p>\n

Ontario\u2019s other Express Entry-linked immigration stream, the\u00a0Human Capital Priorities Stream<\/a>, has been its most active by far in 2018, issuing a total of 2,587 NOIs so far this year.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Human Capital Priorities Stream, which generally targets Express Entry candidates with a\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a>\u00a0(CRS) score of 400 or higher, neither the FSSW or ST stream has a minimum CRS score requirement.<\/p>\n

The FSSW Stream was launched in 2015 to target French-speaking Express Entry candidates who qualify for either the Federal Skilled Worker Class or\u00a0the Canadian Experience Class and who have sufficient English language abilities (CLB 6 or higher). The program was created to help bolster Ontario\u2019s francophone population, which numbers around 500,000 people and is the largest francophone population outside of Quebec.<\/p>\n

The Skilled Trades Stream targets qualified trades workers in the Express Entry pool with experience in an\u00a0eligible trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates who are issued a Notification of Interest by Ontario and receive a provincial nomination are awarded an additional 600 CRS points, leaving them well positioned to receive an Invitation to Apply, or ITA, in a later Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n

Candidates in the Express Entry pool do not apply directly to Ontario\u2019s Express Entry streams. Candidates must first obtain a NOI from Ontario through their IRCC online account.<\/p>\n

Once a NOI has been received, candidates have 45 calendar days from the date the NOI letter was issued to submit an online application to the OINP.<\/p>\n

In order to pursue any of Ontario\u2019s Express Entry-linked streams, Candidates must first submit a profile to the federal Express Entry pool.<\/p>\n

To find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool, fill out a FREE assessment form today.<\/a><\/p>\n

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