Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream (OEEST)
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SUMMARY
Applicants can only apply to the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades 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).
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
1- Eligibility for an Active Express Entry Profile
2- Work Experience
You must have at least one (1) year of cumulative paid full-time work experience (or the equivalent in paid part- time work) in Ontario in a skilled trade that is listed in Minor Group 6320 or Major Groups 72 (excluding occupations under transportation officers), 73, 82, 83 or 93 (excluding aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors) of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) (➨Appendix 1).
Your work experience must have been obtained within the last two (2) 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- Legal Status in Canada
4- Language Ability
You must have taken an approved test results and have obtained a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 5 in all for abilities in English or French (➨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.
You can meet this requirement through the annual earnings of your job offer from your employer. If the annual salary of your job offer is insufficient to meet the settlement funds requirement based on your family size, you can show that you have enough to make up the difference.
6- Ineligibility
You are not eligible to apply under the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream if you are a refugee claimant in Canada, a failed refugee claimant, had a removal order, are prohibited from entering or being in Canada, do not have status in Canada or are living illegally in your country of residence.
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WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU TAKE?
Step 1: Work Experience in Ontario
Before you can submit your application under the “Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream”, you must have completed equivalent of One (1) year cumulative authorized work experience in Ontario within the past two (2) years.
If you didn’t have a qualified work experience in Ontario with the criteria explained in “Minimum Requirements”, you need to find an employer and secure a job for yourself.
After you have obtained an offer of employment from Ontario employer, you need to apply and receive a work permit. Your work permit will be an employer-specific work permit meaning that it lets you work in Canada for that employer and according to the conditions on your work permit.
Before you submit your application for an employer-specific work permit, the employer who wants to hire you must complete certain steps and give you either a copy of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) (➨immilib.com/LMIA) or an offer of employment number (if the job is LMIA exempt)to include in your application.
One of the requirements for the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream is to have a valid work permit at the time of application.
Note: You are not required to be employed at the time of application submission, however, you must have a valid work permit in Canada.
Step 2: 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 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 2583 | 350 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 2552 | 350 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 2844 | 250 |
| May 18, 2023 | 1694 | 250 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 746 | 250 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 466 | 260 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | 510 | 260 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | 1252 | 336 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 1340 | 266 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | 1521 | 320 |
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Updates and Complete list of previous Draws available at: immilib.com/OEEST-Draws |
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If OINP identifies you in the pool, you will receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) in your online account where you created your Express Entry Profile.
You must receive a Notification of Interest letter (request to submit an application to apply to the program) through IRCC Express Entry account. If the OINP does not ask you to submit an application, you are not eligible for consideration under this stream.
Step 3: Submit Application to OINP
You have 45 calendar days after you receive your NOI to submit an application to the OINP.
All supporting documents must be scanned and uploaded in your online application and you need to submit a complete application online in the OINP e-filing Portal.
It takes about three hours to complete your application. You don’t have to do it all at once but you must submit your application within 45 calendar days of receiving your NOI.
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.
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 IRCC in the next round of invitations, which are usually done every two (2) weeks. You then have 60 calendar days to submit your application to IRCC for permanent residence.
| OINP Application | |
| Submit Online Application: | |
| immilib.com/OEEST-Apply | |
| Official Program Guide: | |
| immilib.com/OEEST-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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Step 4: 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 60 days only.
Step 5: Landing in Canada
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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