Ontario province held two consecutive provincial nomination draws on March 2, 2021 and March 3, 2021 respectively. The draw held on March 2 targeted Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) candidates. French-Speaking Skilled Worker Program (FSSW) candidates are invited in the subsequent draw i.e. on March 3. A total of 880 candidates received invitations under these two streams.
Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP)
Ontario sent Notification of Interests (NOIs) to 754 candidates under Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) to apply for nomination on March 2, 2021. Invited candidates have active profiles in Express Entry.
Banking, credit and other investment managers, corporate sales managers, registered nurses and business development officers are among the other occupations invited.
Candidates who have Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 463 and 467 have received the invitations in that draw. The draw targeted the candidates who have work experience in one of the 10 occupations mentioned below.
| Occupation | NOC code |
| Banking, credit and other investment managers | 0122 |
| Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 0124 |
| Other business services managers | 0125 |
| Corporate sales managers | 0601 |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 1111 |
| Financial and investment analysts | 1112 |
| Human resources professionals | 1121 |
| Professional occupations in business management consulting | 1122 |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 3012 |
| Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants | 4163 |
This is the third draw of the year dedicated to HCP stream. Previous draw was held two weeks ago on February 16, 2021. It was a Targeted Tech draw. A total of 1186 candidates from six tech occupations received invitations in that draw.
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Program (FSSW)
On March 3, 2021 another 126 candidates were invited under French-Speaking Skilled Worker Program (FSSW). Invited candidates had CRS Scores between 455 and 467.
This is the second FSSW draw of the year. The first FSSW draw was held on January 13, 2021. A total of 146 candidates were invited in that draw.
To be eligible to receive notification of invitation in this draw, candidates need to show French language skills at Comprehensive Language Benchmark (CLB) at level 7 or more as well as English language skills at CLB Level 6 or more.
The province has invited 2, 223 candidates so far this year through HCP stream and 272 candidates from FSSW stream to apply for a provincial nomination. In total, 2833 candidates have received invitations so far this year in all the three streams.
| HCP Stream | 2,223 |
| French- Speaking Skilled Worker Stream | 272 |
| Skilled Trades Stream | 338 |
| Total | 2833 |
Summary of the recent OINP draw
HCP
Draw date: March 2, 2021
Program: Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
Stream: Targeted Draw-Priority Occupations -Human Capital Priorities (HCP)
Number of candidates invited: 754
Occupations targeted in this draw: 10
CRS requirements: 463-467
EE profile submission date: March 2, 2020 – March 2, 2021
FSSW
Draw date: March 3, 2021
Stream: French-Speaking Skilled Workers Program (FSSW)
Number of candidates invited: 126
CRS requirements: 455-467
EE profile submission date: March 3, 2020 – March 3, 2021
