Ontario reduces CRS cutoff in new PNP draw
On February 22, Ontario invited 773 Express Entry candidates with CRS scores of 455 and above working in targeted occupations to apply for a provincial nomination. This is good news for candidates who had a score of 455+ and were waiting for PNP nomination from Ontario.
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) extended invitations to individuals who may qualify for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP). Candidates must have a profile in the Express Entry system with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 455 to 600.
The most points that an Express Entry candidate can receive is 600 without a provincial nomination. Candidates with a CRS score higher than the maximum range were unable to apply for the nomination prior to this draw. Candidates with scores of more than 467 were not invited to apply for an Ontario nomination in all of 2021.
This is good news for candidates who had a score of more than 467 and were still not able to get a nomination from Ontario.
Here is a list of occupations that were invited by Ontario in recent draw:
NOC 0114 – Other administrative services managers
NOC 0122 – Banking, credit and other investment managers
NOC 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
NOC 0125 – Other business services managers
NOC 0211 – Engineering managers
NOC 0311 – Managers in health care
NOC 0601 – Corporate sales managers
NOC 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
NOC 0711 – Construction managers
NOC 0731 – Managers in transportation
NOC 0911 – Manufacturing managers
NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals
NOC 1122 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
NOC 2161 – Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
NOC 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists
NOC 3231 – Opticians
NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses
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