{"id":203693,"date":"2019-02-24T06:09:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T11:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=203693"},"modified":"2019-02-24T06:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T11:09:02","slug":"new-report-ontario-nominated-6850-applicants-for-canadian-permanent-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/24\/new-report-ontario-nominated-6850-applicants-for-canadian-permanent-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"New report: Ontario nominated 6,850 applicants for Canadian permanent residence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The OINP is the largest component of the federal\u00a0Provincial Nominee Program, which works with participating provinces and territories to spread the economic benefits of immigration more evenly across Canada. (Pixabay Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ontario issued 6,850 nominations for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 with nearly half going to candidates in the federal Express Entry system, a new report by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program shows.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Known as the\u00a0OINP<\/a>, the program allows Ontario to nominate a set number of economic immigration\u00a0candidates each year for Canadian permanent residence.<\/p>\n

The OINP is the largest component of the federal\u00a0Provincial Nominee Program<\/a>, which works with participating provinces and territories to spread the economic benefits of immigration more evenly across Canada.<\/p>\n

The report published February 22 states that the 6,850 nominations that Ontario was allotted in 2018 will translate into 13,571 new immigrants to the province with the addition of accompanying spouses and dependents.<\/p>\n

Express Entry nominations<\/h3>\n

Nearly 50 per cent of the nominations issued in 2018 went to candidates in the Government of Canada\u2019s\u00a0Express Entry system<\/a>,\u00a0which manages the pool of candidates for\u00a0three of the country\u2019s main federal economic immigration categories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The OINP has three immigration streams that are aligned with the Express Entry system \u2014\u00a0Human Capital Priorities<\/a>,\u00a0French-Speaking Skilled Worker<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Skilled Trades<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The streams allow the OINP to search the Express Entry pool for eligible candidates who meet their eligibility criteria and invite them to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence.<\/p>\n

The Human Capital Priorities Stream was the most active of the three, issuing 2,190 nominations in 2018 \u2014 the most of any OINP immigration pathway.<\/p>\n

Another 648 nominations were issued through the Skilled Trades Stream and 387 were issued through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.<\/p>\n

In order to be considered for any of Ontario\u2019s Express Entry streams, eligible candidates must first submit an Express Entry profile.<\/p>\n

Find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018High number\u2019 of tech nominations<\/h3>\n

Ontario said around a quarter of nominations went to candidates citing work experience or a job offer in technology-related occupations.<\/p>\n

These occupations included software engineers and designers, computer programmers, interactive media developers, IT systems analysts and technology consultants, the OINP report states.<\/p>\n

India-born nominees lead the way<\/h3>\n

Ontario\u2019s 2018 nominees hailed from 147 countries.<\/p>\n

Candidates born in India received more nominations than candidates born in any other country. A total of 2,651 of the 6,850 nominations issued by Ontario went to immigration candidates who were born in India, or nearly 39 per cent of total nominations.<\/p>\n

Candidates born in China received 1,424 nominations, or nearly 21 per cent of total nominations.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Countries of Birth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Countries\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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# of Nominations<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

India<\/td>\n2,651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n1,424<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Korea<\/td>\n303<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iran<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morroco<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Job offer?<\/h3>\n

Only 36 per cent of nominees had a job offer in Ontario prior to being nominated and only three of the\u00a0eight non-business streams that issued nominations in 2018 require a job offer.<\/p>\n

The OINP\u2019s three Express Entry-aligned streams do not list a job offer among their eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n

That said, the Human Capital Priorities Stream has some built-in flexibility that allows it to target Express Entry candidates based on labour market needs in Ontario, which the OINP made use of on three occasions in 2018 to target Express Entry candidates with a job offer in the province.<\/p>\n

Other Ontario immigration streams that issued nominations in 2018 and do not require a job offer included the\u00a0Master\u2019s Graduate<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0PhD Graduate<\/a>\u00a0streams.<\/p>\n

These streams are available to graduates who obtained a degree that involved at least one academic year of full-time study from an eligible university in Ontario, among other eligibility criteria.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s in store?<\/h3>\n

Ontario says it has yet to receive its 2019 nomination allocation from the federal government.<\/p>\n

This, however, has not prevented the OINP from issuing invitations.<\/p>\n

The province\u2019s three Express Entry-aligned streams have been especially active in 2019, issuing a total of a 2,053 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination.<\/p>\n

The Human Capital Priorities Stream alone has been responsible for 1,493 invitations, which were issued in one draw\u00a0held on January 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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