Two draws in Ontario for healthcare and tech specialists

The province of Ontario held two new immigration draws. They were under two streams of the provincial immigration program. A total of 2,513 people were selected.

On January 31, 611 foreign workers were invited who scored 53 points or higher on the evaluation system and had one of the priority medical and technical occupations. The passing score in this draw was very high compared to previous ones. For example, in the draw on January 10, the minimum score was only 35.

In this stream, candidates score points for their occupation, wage offered, earnings history, language skills, employer location, and other factors. It is mandatory to get a job offer in Ontario.

On February 2, the province held another draw, this time for the Human Capital Priorities stream, which is for in-demand skilled workers. The stream functions through the Express Entry system.

1,127 invitations were sent to professionals with technical occupations who scored between 481 and 489 on the Comprehensive Ranking System. Another 775 invitations were sent to candidates with scores between 476 and 489 and health occupations.

In the previous draw for the Human Capital Priorities stream, which was held on December 19, the passing scores were higher, ranging from 484 to 490. Points are awarded for age, education, work experience, language skills, and other factors.

The list of suitable occupations in the two draws was the same.

Tech occupations:

• computer and information systems managers;
• data scientists;
• database analysts and data administrators;
• computer systems developers and programmers;
• software engineers and designers;
• software developers and programmers;
• web designers;
• web developers and programmers;
• computer engineers;
• technical support specialists (Foreign Worker stream only);
• information systems testers (Foreign Worker stream only).

Healthcare occupations:

• healthcare managers;
• specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine;
• specialists in surgery;
• general practitioners and family physicians;
• veterinarians;
• dentists;
• optometrists;
• audiologists and speech-language pathologists;
• pharmacists;
• nutritionists;
• chiropractors;
• physiotherapists;
• occupational therapists;
• kinesiologists;
• specialists in diagnosis and treatment;
• nursing coordinators and leaders;
• registered nurses;
• nurse practitioners;
• physician assistants and midwives;
• optics;
• licensed practical nurse;
• paramedics;
• respiratory therapists, perfusionists, and cardiopulmonary technologists;
• veterinary techniques;
• technicians in therapy and health assessment;
• denturists;
• dental hygienists and therapists;
• dental technologists and technicians;
• medical laboratory technologists;
• medical radiation technology;
• medical sonographers;
• cardiology and electrophysiology diagnostic technologists;
• pharmacy technicians;
• medical technologists and technicians;
• Chinese medicine doctors and acupuncturists;
• massage therapists;
• practitioners of natural healing;
• dental assistants and laboratory technicians;
• medical laboratory technicians;
• nurse assistants and orderlies;
• pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants;
• assertive professions in medicine.

Follow the history of Ontario's immigration draws to keep up to date with current passing scores and the number of invitations sent.