The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) recently held another Express Entry draw, granting 2,281 invitations to apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination.
In 2024, the OINP is now on its fourth round of invitations for the Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP).
Invitations were extended to Express Entry profiles with a primary occupation in specific tech fields and a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 468 and 480.
- NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
- NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
- NOC 21220 – Cybersecurity specialists
- NOC 21221 – Business systems specialists
- NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists
- NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
- NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
- NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
- NOC 21233 – Web designers
- NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
- NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- NOC 22220 – Computer network technicians
- NOC 22221 – User support technicians
- NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians
Invitations have been dispatched to Express Entry profiles generated between March 21, 2023, and March 21, 2024.
Candidates selected in this draw will be given forty-five days to secure their provincial nominations by submitting a comprehensive application.
Upon receiving an OINP nomination, these profiles will receive an additional 600 points, elevating their CRS score to between 1068 and 1,080. This ensures their eligibility for inclusion in future general Express Entry draws as well.
For a detailed overview of the requirements for the OINP Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream.
Previously, on March 7th, 2,104 invitations were issued as part of the Ontario Express Entry draws for the HCP stream, which specifically target technology-related occupations.
For further details regarding the March 7th HCP draw.
In 2023, 14 OINP HCP stream draws resulted in 17,502 invitations for permanent residency. To view all the results of the 2023 HCP draws.
Summary of the 2024 Ontario Express Entry draw
Summary of the 2024 Ontario Express Entry draw reveals that a total of 14,708 invitations for permanent residency have been extended through the seven OINP Express Entry draws conducted thus far in the year.
| OINP Express Entry Stream |
Invitations | CRS Score Range |
|---|---|---|
| Human Capital Priorities stream | 8,589 | 350-480 |
| French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream | 984 | 317-469 |
| Skilled Trades stream | 5,135 | 350-424 |
2023 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Draw
2023 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Draws Find all the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) draws for the year 2023 below. Click on the dates to learn more about each draw.
| Date | Invitations | CRS score range |
|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2023 | 2,359 | 473 – 480 |
| November 30, 2023 | 1,052 | 404-430 |
| September 26, 2023 | 1,696 | 350-462 |
| August 11 – 16, 2023 | 2084 | 473-516 |
| August 16, 2023 | 751 | 473-495 |
| July 20, 2023 | 902 | 458-462 |
| July 20, 2023 | 159 | 458-462 |
| July 6, 2023 | 748 | 479-485 |
| May 8, 2023 | 2,349 | 427-482 |
| May 5, 2023 | 1,863 | 475-482 |
| March 10, 2023 | 815 | 479-489 |
| March 8-9, 2023 | 822 | 469-489 |
| February 2, 2023 | 1,127 | 481-489 |
| February 2, 2023 | 775 | 476-489 |
When was the most recent Express Entry draw held by the OINP in 2024?
In the latest Ontario Express Entry draw on March 21, 2,104 candidates from the Human Capital Priorities stream were invited to apply for provincial nominations on March 7th. These candidates had CRS scores ranging from 352 to 421.
