Ontario PNP draw: 301 potential French-speaking immigrants invited

Here’s another fresh update from the Canadian province of Ontario. In the series of immigration draws conducted by the province to fill its requirement for skilled talents, the latest one happened on April 28, 2022. The Ontario PNP draw was specifically targeted at Canada immigration candidates who have proficiency in the French language.

Here are the details of the draw:

Date/time of issuance of NOIs	No. of NOIs issued	Range of CRS score	Profiles creation date in Canada Express Entry system
April 28, 2022	301	460-467	April 28, 2021 – April 28, 2022

 

About the OINP (Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program)

The OINP conducts regular searches of IRCC’s Express Entry pool so that they can find candidates suitable for the province’s requirements. These are candidates who will possibly meet the criteria laid out for one of Ontario’s Express Entry immigration streams.

Suitable candidates will get an NOI (Notification of Interest) in their IRCC online account. However, this doesn’t mean that the candidate qualifies for one of OINP’s immigration streams.

Once candidates receive an NOI, they may submit an application for provincial nomination online to the OINP. For this, they have to qualify under the Ontario Express Entry stream for which their NOI was issued. They have to submit their application no later than 45 calendar days counted from the date of receiving the NOI.

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About Canada Express Entry

Canada Express Entry is a points-based application management system used by the federal government to manage applications for immigration. These applications are filed for 3 federal high-skilled immigration programs namely CEC, FSTP, and FSWP.

The applicants to Canada Express Entry have their profiles added to a candidate pool that's accessible to both federal and provincial governments. Every candidate profile is ranked by CRS with scores assigned. Factors like age, education, work experience, and skills in Canada’s official language are considered to decide the scores.

When provincial governments choose and nominate Express Entry candidates through PNP draws, they automatically add 600 extra points to their original CRS scores. This way, the candidates get a higher score that will increase their chances to get an ITA to the near surety in a forthcoming federal immigration draw.

For a provincial nomination, these candidates need to create an EOI profile with the provincial PNP involved. The EOI profiles are given scores on the province’s unique points grid.

The highest-scoring Express Entry candidates are invited by IRCC to apply for a Canada PR visa when they take part in regular invitation rounds. Those who are invited can officially apply for Canada immigration.

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