Ontario Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (OEEF)
- P.N.P: Provincial Nominee Programs
- E.E: Express Entry
- N.O.I: Notification of Interest
- F.R: Francophone
- Permanent Resident
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SUMMARY
The Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream gives French-speaking skilled workers with strong English language abilities, the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Ontario.
Applicants can only apply to the Ontario Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream after receiving a Notification of Interest (NOI) letter from the province. Eligible candidates will be contacted directly by the OINP through their Express Entry profile (➨page).
Only those Express Entry candidates who receive an invitation or NOI letter from the OINP can submit an application for a provincial nomination under the Ontario Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.
The OINP will select candidates from the pool of candidates in Express Entry system based on the self-declared information in their Express Entry profile. So in order to apply under this program, you should have created and accepted to the pool of Express Entry.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements must be met if you are applying to Ontario Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream:
1- Eligibility for an active Express Entry Profile
You must have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool. In order to be accepted to the Express Entry Pool, you must meet the eligibility criteria for one of the following economic immigration programs:
2- Minimum Work Experience
- Federal Skilled Workers Program
- Canadian Experience Class
For Federal Skilled Workers Program, you must have at least one (1) year of continuous paid full-time work experience (or the equivalent in paid part- time work) in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) (➨Appendix 1). Your work experience must have been obtained within the last five (5) years from the date of submitting your application to the OINP and must be in the same primary occupation as you identified in your Express Entry profile.
For Canadian Experience Class, you must have at least one (1) year of cumulative paid full-time work experience (or the equivalent in paid part- time work) in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Your work experience must have been obtained within the last three (3) years from the date of submitting your application to the OINP and must be obtained in Ontario in one or more occupation as you identified in your Express Entry profile.
3- Education
Exception for Nurses:
Nurses are exempt from demonstrating they meet the general education requirement if they meet both the following conditions:
- Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO): They must be registered by the CNO in the General, Extended, or Temporary class.
- Primary NOC Code: Their primary National Occupation Classification (NOC) code falls under one of the following occupations
- NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
- NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
Important Note:
If you are a nurse who completed your studies outside of Canada and do not meet the exemption criteria above, you will still need to obtain an Educational Credential Assessment report that proves your education is equivalent to a Canadian credential.
Candidates with a foreign education must provide an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report (➨Appendix 3) for their foreign education.
4- Language Ability
You must have taken an approved test results and have obtained a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 7 in all for abilities in French (➨Appendix 5).
You must have taken an approved test results and have obtained a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 6 in all for abilities in English (➨Appendix 5).
5- Settlement Funds
You must show that you have enough money for you and your family to settle in Canada based on 50% of Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) (➨Appendix 2), unless you are currently able to legally work in Canada or you have a valid job offer from an employer in Canada.
6- Ineligibility
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WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU TAKE?
Step 1: Create Express Entry Profile
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Recent Draws – Ontario Express Entry Stream |
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| Date of Draw | No. of NOI | Min. CRS |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 243 | 290 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 86 | 290 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 212 | 305 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 984 | 317 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 63 | 348 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 300 | 308 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 95 | 321 |
| Jun 05, 2023 | 278 | 312 |
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Updates and Complete list of previous Draws available at: immilib.com/OEEF-Draws |
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Step 2: Submit your application online
After you submit your application, you will receive an email confirming that your file has been received and accepted for processing. This will include your OINP file number.
| OINP Application | |
| Submit Online Application: | |
| immilib.com/OEEF-Apply | |
| Official Program Guide: | |
| immilib.com/OEEF-Guide | |
| OINP Application Fee: | |
| $1,500 | |
| Processing Time: | |
| immilib.com/ON-PT | |
| Document Checklist: | |
| Contact: | |
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416-327-0374 |
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If your application is successful, you will receive a Nomination Approval Letter and an OINP Certificate of Nomination by email.
If you accept, you will receive an additional 600 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) (➨page) for being nominated, which means you will receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence from Government of Canada in the next round of invitations, which are usually done every two weeks. You then have 60 calendar days to submit your application for permanent residence.
Step 3: Apply for Permanent Residence
You can only apply for permanent residence (➨page) through Express Entry if you’ve received an invitation to apply.
Your Express Entry invitation to apply is valid for sixty (60) days only.
Step 4: Landing in Canada
If your application is approved, you will be asked to pay your right of permanent residence fee if you haven’t already done so. You will receive a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and if you are from a country that requires a visa you will also be issued a permanent resident visa.
You will only become a Permanent Resident of Canada when you cross a Canadian port of entry. This is referred to as ‘landing in Canada’ (➨page).
You must land in Canada before the expiry date, which appears on your Canada Immigration Visa. Usually, the expiry date is one (1) year from the time medical examinations were completed. As this is not always the case, be sure to verify the expiry date as soon as the Canada Immigration Visa is received.
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