Ontario recently held a provincial nomination draw on march 2 nd , inviting 754
candidates. Invited candidates had profiles in Express Entry system with a
comprehensive ranking system score between 463 and 467.

Ontario Nominee Program invited candidates eligibility for the Express Entry Human
Capital Priorities Stream, giving foreign workers a chance to launch their careers in
Ontario.

For the draw held at march the 2 nd , following type of job experience holder
candidates were eligible to apply.

 Banking, credit and investment managers,
 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers,
 Other business services,
 Corporate sales managers,
 Financial auditors and accountants,
 Financial and investment analysts,
 Human resources professionals,
 Professional occupations in business management consulting,
 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses,
 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants.

The job experience criteria for the latest draw were identical to the HCP draw on February 2 nd .

Candidates invited for Express Entry draw need to have at least one year of job experiences in one of the aforementioned professions to be nominated for the
provincial nomination program. If they get nominated under any PNP, they get
bumped up in the queue towards the top to get Invitation to Apply for permanent
residence.

Ontario invited a total of 6,716 candidates for the PNPs through the HCP stream in
the year 2020. This was the largest proportion of all the express entry linked PNP
nominations in Ontario issued that year.

How do Provincial nomination get Candidates assured ITAs?

Express Entry candidates who receive a nomination from a PNP draw automatically
get an additional 600 CRS points towards their over all score. This effectively
guarantees them receiving an Invitation to Apply for a subsequent draw.
During the pandemic, IRCC has been holding PNP only draws, where candidates
needed PNP to get invited.

Express Entry system

Express Entry is not an immigration program, but an application management system
for three Federally high skilled immigration programs named as following, Federal
Skilled Workers Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience
Class. Express Entry candidates may be eligible for one or more of these programs.
IRCC awards candidates CRS points based on their factors such as age, work
experience, Education, Linguistic abilities, among other factors. Highest scoring
candidates are then invited to apply for a subsequent Express Entry draw.