Ontario Express Entry includes three pathways : Human Capital Priorities stream, Skilled Trades stream, and French-speaking skilled workers. These three pathways of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) are managed by the Express Entry system. You must have an active and valid Express Entry profile inorder to be able to apply through any of the Ontario Express Entry streams. This blog includes:
Overview of the OINP Express Entry Pathways
| Human Capital Priority Stream | Skilled Trades stream | French-speaking skilled workers | |
| Express Entry profile | Required | Required | Required |
| Language proficiency | CLB 7 or above in English or French | At Least CLB 5 or above in French or English | CLB 7 or above in French and CLB 6 or above in English |
| Express Entry stream eligibility | Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker Program | Canadian Experience Class only | Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker Program |
| Education | Graduation, Masters, or PhD | No minimum education is mandatory | Graduation, Masters, or PhD |
| Job Offer | Not required | Not required | Not required |
| Work Experience | 1-year in TEER 0,1,2 &3 | 1-year in a skilled trade | 1-year in TEER 0,1,2 & 3 |
| Ontario Work Experience | Not mandatory | Required | Not mandatory |
| Human Capital Priority Stream | Skilled Trades stream | French-speaking skilled workers | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Express Entry profile |
Required |
Required |
Required |
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Language proficiency |
CLB 7 or above in English or French |
At Least CLB 5 or above in French or English |
CLB 7 or above in French and CLB 6 or above in English |
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Express Entry stream eligibility |
Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker Program |
Canadian Experience Class only |
Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker Program |
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Education |
Graduation, Masters, or PhD |
No minimum education is mandatory |
Graduation, Masters, or PhD |
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Job Offer |
Not required |
Not required |
Not required |
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Work Experience |
1-year in TEER 0,1,2 &3 |
1-year in a skilled trade |
1-year in TEER 0,1,2 & 3 |
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1-year in TEER 0,1,2 & 3 |
Not mandatory |
Required |
Not mandatory |
How to Apply to OINP Express Entry?
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Be eligible for one of the Express Entry pathways. Express Entry offers three pathways: Federal Skilled Workers (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class(CEC), and Federal Skilled Trades program(FSTP). While creating your profile, you will be assigned an Express Entry program as per the information you provide. You can only apply for the Ontario Express Entry stream if you belong to the FSWP or CEC program. You cannot apply if you belong to the FSTP stream. Additionally, you can only apply to the OINP Skilled trades stream if you belong to the Canadian Experience Class.
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Get 600 additional CRS points to your Express Entry profile. Once you accept the provincial nomination, you will receive 600 additional points on account of the nomination. These 600 points almost guarantee an ITA or Invitation to Apply in the Express Entry draws.
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Step 11:
Apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for Canada PR through the Express Entry system within 60 days of getting the ITA.
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Once your PR application is assessed and approved by the IRCC, you will receive your COPR or Confirmation of Permanent Residence. You can then immigrate to Canada as a Permanent Resident.
OINP Express Entry draws
Human Capital Priorities stream draws
| HCP draws in 2022 | |||
| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI issued | Draw type |
| 19.12.2022 | 484-490 | 936 | targeted |
| 28.09.2022 | Above 496 | 1179 | targeted |
| 22.02.2022 | 455-600 | 773 | targeted |
| 08.02.2022 | 463-467 | 622 | targeted |
| 12.01.2022 | 464-467 | 502 | targeted |
| HCP draws in 2021 | |||
| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 27.10.2021 | 455-467 | 1408 | Tech Draw |
| 06.10.2021 | 463-467 | 486 | Targeted |
| 27.07.2021 | 458-467 | 1031 | Targeted |
| 23.06.2021 | 464-467 | 583 | Targeted |
| 13.04.2021 | 456-467 | 528 | Tech draw |
| 02.03.2021 | 463-467 | 754 | Targeted |
| 16.02.2021 | 453-467 | 1186 | Tech draw |
| 02.02.2021 | 466-467 | 283 | Targeted |
| HCP draws in 2020 | |||
| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw type |
| 15.12.2020 | 460-468 | 668 | Tech draw |
| 12.11.2020 | 469-477 | 443 | Targeted |
| 15.10.2020 | 462-470 | 772 | Tech draw |
| 26.08.2020 | 466-475 | 703 | Targeted |
| 29.07.2020 | 463-477 | 1288 | Tech Draw |
| 03.06.2020 | 358-439 | 167 | Targeted for CEC |
| 03.06.2020 | 471-500 | 532 | Targeted |
| 13.05.2020 | 421-451 | 703 | Tech draw |
| 13.02.2020 | 467-471 | 486 | Targeted |
| 15.01.2020 | 460-472 | 954 | Tech Draw |
| Human Capital Priorities draw in 2019 | |||
| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 15.08.2019 | 439-465 | 997 | Targeted |
| 01.08.2019 | 435-458 | 1773 | Tech draws |
| 12.07.2019 | 439-459 | 1623 | Tech draws |
| 31.05.2019 | 439-469 | 1072 | Targeted |
| 14.01.2019 | 439-448 | 1493 | General |
| HCP draws in 2018 | |||
| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 26.11.2018 | 350-448 | 185 | Targeted |
| 09.08.2018 | 350-439 | 947 | Targeted |
| 26.03.2018 | 351-446 | 480 | Targeted |
| 26.03.2018 | 351-446 | 299 | Targeted |
| 26.02.2018 | 435-441 | 488 | General |
| 05.02.2018 | 427-474 | 89 | General |
| 26.01.2018 | 433-444 | 380 | General |
| 22.01.2018 | 440-446 | 340 | General |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws in 2022 |
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| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 13.12.2022 | 341-490 | 160 | Targeted |
| 23.09.2022 | 326 and higher | 363 | Targeted |
| 21.06.2022 | 440 and higher | 356 | Targeted |
| 09.06.2022 | 481 and higher | 153 | Targeted |
| 28.04.2022 | 460-467 | 301 | General |
| 08.02.2022 | 463-467 | 206 | General |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws in 2021 |
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| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 07.10.2021 | 459-467 | 162 | General |
| 21.07.2021 | 461-467 | 115 | General |
| 04.05.2021 | 458-467 | 102 | General |
| 03.03.2021 | 455-467 | 126 | General |
| 13.01.2021 | 456-467 | 146 | General |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws in 2020 |
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| Draw date | CRS score range | NOI Issued | Draw Type |
| 04.11.2020 | 453-470 | 210 | General |
| 18.06.2020 | 424-436 | 143 | General |
| 30.04.2020 | 432-454 | 307 | General |
| 09.01.2020 | 433-472 | 242 | General |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws in 2019 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw type |
| 22.05.2019 | 360 | – | General |
| 07.02.2019 | 61 | – | General |
| 01.02.2019 | 29 | – | General |
| 24.01.2019 | 28 | – | General |
| 17.01.2019 | 33 | – | General |
| 11.01.2019 | 38 | – | General |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker draws in 2018 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw type |
| 20.12.2018 | 24 | – | General |
| 13.12.2018 | 13 | – | General |
| 06.12.2018 | 45 | – | General |
| 29.11.2018 | 32 | – | General |
| 22.11.2018 | 43 | – | General |
| 15.11.2018 | 44 | – | General |
| 09.11.2018 | 49 | – | General |
| 01.11.2018 | 27 | – | General |
| 25.10.2018 | 40 | – | General |
| 18.10.2018 | 39 | – | General |
| 11.10.2018 | 33 | – | General |
| 04.10.2018 | 48 | – | General |
| 27.09.2018 | 46 | – | General |
| 20.09.2018 | 85 | – | General |
| 13.09.2018 | 44 | – | General |
| 06.09.2018 | 15 | – | General |
| 30.08.2018 | 29 | – | General |
| 23.08.2018 | 15 | – | General |
| 16.08.2018 | 31 | – | General |
| 09.08.2018 | 14 | – | General |
| 02.08.2018 | 32 | – | General |
| 26.07.2018 | 22 | – | General |
| 19.07.2018 | 31 | – | General |
| 12.07.2018 | 24 | – | General |
| 19.07.2018 | 31 | – | General |
| 12.07.2018 | 24 | – | General |
| 05.07.2018 | 31 | – | General |
| 28.06.2018 | 21 | – | General |
| 21.06.2018 | 44 | – | General |
| 14.06.2018 | 58 | – | General |
| 31.05.2018 | 45 | – | General |
| 24.05.2018 | 34 | – | General |
| 17.05.2018 | 30 | – | General |
| 10.05.2018 | 39 | – | General |
| 03.05.2018 | 122 | – | General |
| 26.04.2018 | 18 | – | General |
| 19.04.2018 | 34 | – | General |
| 12.04.2018 | 55 | – | General |
| 27.03.2018 | 10 | – | General |
| 23.03.2018 | 05 | – | General |
| 01.03.2018 | 11 | – | General |
| 21.02.2018 | 47 | – | General |
| 13.02.2018 | 36 | – | General |
| 07.02.2018 | 49 | – | General |
| 31.01.2018 | 20 | – | General |
| 24.01.2018 | 28 | – | General |
| 19.01.2018 | 71 | – | General |
Skilled Trades draws
The latest Ontario Express Entry for the Skilled Trades stream was held on 13th January, 2023. This was a targeted draw and issued 1252 Notifications of Interest to Express Entry profiles with the CRS score in the range of 336-506. Till now, the Skilled Trades stream has received 14,571 NOIs in the draws. All the draws since 2018 have been tabulated below.
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Skilled Trades draws in 2023 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw Type |
| 13.01.2023 | 1,252 | 336-506 | Targeted |
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Skilled Trades draws in 2022 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw Type |
| 29.09.2022 | 1340 | Higher or equal to 266 | General |
| 07.09.2022 | 1521 | 320 and more | Targeted |
| 14.07.2022 | 755 | 310 and more | Targeted |
| 26.05.2022 | 535 | 295-461 | General |
| 26.04.2022 | 1034 | 300-461 | General |
| 24.03.2022 | 471 | 350-600 | General |
| 24.02.2022 | 818 | 359-600 | General |
| 27.01.2022 | 1032 | 381-461 | General |
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Skilled Trades draws in 2021 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw Type |
| 01.06.2021 | 986 | 300-379 | General |
| 13.01.2021 | 338 | 434-460 | General |
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Skilled Trades draws in 2020 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw Type |
| 04.11.2020 | 516 | 436-470 | General |
| 17.06.2020 | 758 | 400-436 | General |
| 29.04.2020 | 190 | – | Targeted |
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Skilled Trades draws in 2019 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw Type |
| 11.12.2019 | 667 | – | General |
| 21.03.2019 | 361 | – | General |
| 24.01.2019 | 371 | – | General |
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Skilled Trades draws in 2018 |
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| Draw date | NOI Issued | CRS score range | Draw type |
| 26.11.2018 | 181 | – | General |
| 19.10.2018 | 439 | – | General |
| 25.07.2018 | 36 | – | General |
| 19.07.2018 | 243 | – | General |
| 23.05.2018 | 30 | – | General |
| 16.05.2018 | 45 | – | General |
| 09.05.2018 | 48 | – | General |
| 02.05.2018 | 59 | – | General |
| 25.04.2018 | 57 | – | General |
| 18.04.2018 | 29 | – | General |
| 11.04.2018 | 87 | – | General |
| 28.03.2018 | 149 | – | General |
| 20.02.2018 | 15 | – | General |
| 14.02.2018 | 39 | – | General |
| 06.02.2018 | 34 | – | General |
| 30.01.2018 | 25 | – | General |
| 25.01.2018 | 52 | – | General |
| 18.01.2018 | 58 | – | General |
Ontario Express Entry processing time and fee
Below is application fee and processing time of the Ontario Express Entry pathways.
| Human Capital Priorities stream | French-Speaking Skilled Workers | Skilled Trades | |
| Fes | $1500 | $1500 | $1500 |
| Processing time | 70-100 Days | 70-100 days | 70-100 days |
| Human Capital Priority Stream | French-Speaking Skilled Workers | Skilled Trades | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Fes |
$1500 |
$1500 |
$1500 |
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Processing time |
70-100 Days |
70-100 Days |
70-100 Days |
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