Ontario set to re-open its In-Demand Skills Stream

Ontario is a well-known province in Canada. Immigration candidates look forward to all the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draws. Recently, Ontario has announced to re-open its Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream on July 6. The province has also expanded the occupations listed under this stream. These 13 expanded occupations are located outside the Greater Toronto Area. In-Demands Skills Stream allows foreign workers to apply to employment positions in certain in-demand occupations, for example, in construction, agriculture, trucking, and others.  Also Read: How to Get a Job in Canada? The Ultimate Guide Through this stream, candidates can get an opportunity to work and stay permanently in Ontario. Foreign workers, both from abroad and present in Canada, can apply to this stream. The In-demand skills stream was initiated by Ontario to manage the labor shortages present in certain occupations and locations. 

How can you be eligible for this stream?

Candidates must meet some specific criteria in order to be eligible for this stream. One of the crucial requirements is a full-time job offer. The job offer must fall under the category of eligible occupations that are present inside or outside of the Greater Toronto Area.  Immigration candidates require a total of 9 months of full-time and paid work experience in the employment for which they have got a job offer.  Also Read: How to apply for Canadian Express Entry without a Job Offer. As for education, they must have studied up to the equivalent of Canadian secondary school education. The Canadian Language Benchmark score in English or French should be 4 or higher in all language abilities.  For some occupations that require a license, candidates must attach a valid work license in the application. 

As per the guidelines, the job offer must fall under one of the following NOC skill level C or D codes:

• NOC 3413: Nurse aides, patient service associates
• NOC 4412: Home support workers and other related occupations
• NOC 7441: Residential and commercial installers
• NOC 7511: Transport truck drivers
• NOC 7521: Heavy equipment operators (excluding crane operators)
• NOC 7611: Laborers in construction trades
• NOC 8431: General farmworkers
• NOC 8432: Nursery and greenhouse workers
• NOC 8611: Harvesting laborers
• NOC 9462: Industrial butchers, meat cutters, and other related workers. 

Occupations expanded in the In-Demand Skills Stream

From July 6 onwards, job offers (located outside of the GTA region) under the following NOC codes will be valid for the In-Demands Skills Stream of the OINP:

• • NOC 9411: Mineral and metal processing machine operators
  • NOC 9416: Metal and forging machine operators
  • NOC 9417: Machining tool operators
  • NOC 9418: Metal products machine operators
  • NOC 9421: Chemical plant machine operators
  • NOC 9422: Plastics processing machine workers
  • NOC 9437: Woodworking machine workers
  • NOC 9446: Industrial sewing machine operators
  • NOC 9461: Food, beverage and associated products processing
  • NOC 9523: Electronic assemblers, inspectors, testers, and fabricators
  • NOC 9526: Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
  • NOC 9536: Industrial painters, metal finishing process operators, and coaters.
  • NOC 9537: Product finishers, assemblers, and inspectors.

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