The province of Ontario held a huge immigration screening event

Several large immigration selections took place in Ontario on Dec. 5. The province sent a total of 2,699 invitations to candidates from two streams: foreign workers and candidates with in-demand skills.

Invitations to flow foreign workers were sent to four different categories of applicants: skilled professionals, health professionals, technicians, and applicants participating in the Economic Mobility Pathways Project (EMPP) refugee program.

Foreign workers: skilled trades

761 invitations were sent to candidates who scored 34 points or more on the provincial scoring system and had an offer of employment in Ontario in one of the following occupations:

• Drafting technologists and technicians;
• Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians;
• Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians;
• Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment);
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics;
• Construction managers;
• Home building and renovation managers;
• Facility operation and maintenance managers;
• Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations;
• Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations;
• Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades;
• Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades;
• Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers;
• Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;
• Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews;
• Supervisors, printing and related occupations;
• Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators;
• Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors;
• Tool and die makers;
• Sheet metal workers;
• Boilermakers;
• Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters;
• Ironworkers;
• Welders and related machine operators;
• Electricians (except industrial and power system);
• Industrial electricians;
• Electrical power line and cable workers;
• Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers;
• Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians;
• Plumbers;
• Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers;
• Gas fitters;
• Carpenters;
• Cabinetmakers;
• Bricklayers;
• Insulators;
• Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics;
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics;
• Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics;
• Railway carmen/women;
• Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors;
• Elevator constructors and mechanics;
• Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers;
• Electrical mechanics;
• Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics;
• Crane operators;
• Concrete finishers;
• Tilesetters;
• Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers;
• Roofers and shinglers;
• Glaziers;
• Painters and decorators (except interior decorators);
• Floor covering installers;
• Residential and commercial installers and servicers;
• General building maintenance workers and building superintendents;
• Pest controllers and fumigators;
• Other repairers and servicers;
• Heavy equipment operators;
• Drillers and blasters — surface mining, quarrying and construction;
• Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services;
• Power engineers and power systems operators.

Foreign workers: health professionals and technicians

1,663 invitations were sent to members of the medical and technical professions who had a job offer in the province and scored 43 or more points. The list of occupations was limited this time.

Health professions:

• Managers in health care;
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine;
• Veterinarians;
• Dentists;
• Optometrists;
• Audiologists and speech-language pathologists;
• Pharmacists;
• Dietitians and nutritionists;
• Chiropractors;
• Physiotherapists;
• Occupational therapists;
• Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment;
• Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating;
• Nursing coordinators and supervisors;
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses;
• Nurse practitioners;
• Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals;
• Opticians;
• Licensed practical nurses;
• Paramedical occupations;
• Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists;
• Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians;
• Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment;
• Denturists;
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists;
• Dental technologists and technicians;
• Medical laboratory technologists;
• Medical radiation technologists;
• Medical sonographers;
• Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists;
• Pharmacy technicians;
• Other medical technologists and technicians;
• Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists;
• Massage therapists;
• Other practitioners of natural healing;
• Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;
• Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations;
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates;
• Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants;
• Other assisting occupations in support of health services.

Technical Occupations:

• Computer and information systems managers;
• Data Scientists;
• Cybersecurity specialists;
• Business system analysts;
• Information systems specialists;
• 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 (except software engineers and designers);
• Computer network technicians;
• User support technicians;
• Information systems testing technicians.

Foreign Workers: Refugee Program

13 targeted invitations were sent to candidates eligible for the Economic Mobility Pathways Project (EMPP) refugee program. All had a job offer in Ontario.

Skills in demand

The next selection was for professionals with in-demand occupations. The province of Ontario selected 262 people who scored at least 30 points.

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Passing marks in this stream are awarded for the candidate's profession, work experience, salary offered, earning history, employer location and other such factors.

History of selections

Ontario held its previous draw November 30 for the human capital priorities stream. And the same selection process as today for candidates with a provincial job offer was last held back in the summer — August 15.

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