Application Guide: Ontario’s Express

1 Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Application guide : ontario s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Disponible en fran ais Effective: January 17, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: ontario S Express ENTRY HUMAN CAPITAL PRIORITIES STREAM .. 1 What is the Human Capital Priorities Stream? .. 1 Overview of Process (Steps) .. 1 Who may not apply? .. 3 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA .. 4 ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Criteria .. 4 Work Experience .. 4 Education .. 7 Language Proficiency .. 7 Settlement Funds .. 8 Intention to Reside in ontario .. 9 Legal Status in Canada (if applicable) .. 10 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score .. 10 Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) Criteria .. 11 BEFORE SUBMITTING AN ONLINE Application .. 11 Access the OINP e-Filing Portal.

2 11 Authorizing a Representative .. 12 Who is a Representative? .. 12 How to Authorize a Representative Online .. 13 Cancelling a Representative .. 14 Document Translation and Notarization .. 14 COMPLETING YOUR ONLINE Application .. 15 Saving your Application .. 15 Application Tabs .. 16 Assistance with Application .. 16 General Information .. 16 Applicant Information .. 17 Contact Information .. 18 Immigration Information .. 18 Education History .. 18 Language Proficiency .. 19 Employment in ontario .. 19 Work History .. 19 Other Activities .. 20 Intent to Reside in ontario .. 20 Family Information .. 21 Settlement Funds .. 21 Learning about OINP .. 22 Your Supporting Documents .. 22 Family Documents .. 22 Schedules .. 23 Summary .. 24 Privacy and Confidentiality .. 25 How your Personal Information is used.

3 25 Protection of your Personal Information .. 25 Processing Fee .. 26 AFTER YOU APPLY .. 27 Application Assessment .. 27 Checking Your Status .. 27 Incomplete applications .. 27 Changes in Personal Information .. 28 Maintaining a Valid Express Entry Profile .. 29 Restoration of Status in Canada .. 29 Withdrawing your Application .. 29 Internal Review .. 30 AFTER NOMINATION .. 30 Extension of Nomination Certificate .. 31 APPENDIX 1: IRCC PROGRAM CRITERIA FSWP AND CEC .. 31 APPENDIX 2: FINDING YOUR NOC CODE .. 38 APPENDIX 3: LANGUAGE TEST SCORE EQUIVALENCY CHARTS .. 41 APPENDIX 4: EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL ASSESSMENTS (ECA) .. 43 APPENDIX 5: HUMAN CAPITAL PRIORITIES STREAM DOCUMENT CHECKLIST .. 44 APPENDIX 6: SCHEDULES .. 51 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS guide IS AN EXPLANATORY DOCUMENT ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ontario IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015 AND ITS REGULATIONS.

4 TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS ANY DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THIS guide AND THE ACT OR ITS REGULATIONS, THE ACT AND REGULATIONS GOVERN. This guide is made available free to everyone by the ontario Immigrant Nominee Program and is not to be sold. Queen s Printer for ontario , 2018 1 INTRODUCTION: ontario S Express ENTRY HUMAN CAPITAL PRIORITIES STREAM What is the Human Capital Priorities Stream? The Human Capital Priorities Stream is designed for skilled workers who want to live and work permanently in ontario . This stream enables the ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to nominate individuals who have the required education, skilled work experience, language ability, and other requirements to help them successfully establish and integrate into ontario s labour market and communities. Applicants to this stream must have qualified for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada s (IRCC s) Express Entry pool.

5 For further information on how to register for Express Entry and more information on how to apply for permanent residence, please visit the IRCC website. Overview of Process (Steps) Note: You may not apply directly to the Human Capital Priorities Stream. You must have received a Notification of Interest (NOI) from ontario through your IRCC online account before you can apply to the OINP under this stream. If you do receive an NOI, please review all stream requirements to ensure that you are eligible before you apply. An NOI does not guarantee that you meet OINP stream requirements or that your Application will be approved. Step 1: Create an online Express Entry profile You must create a profile in IRCC s Express Entry system. Once you do, you will receive an Express Entry Profile Number and a Job Seeker Validation Code (also known as a Candidate Identifier Code).

6 You will need these numbers to submit your Application to the OINP. When you create a profile in Express Entry, you must either indicate your interest in immigrating to ontario or All Provinces and Territories. You must qualify for one of two federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Please see Appendix 1 for more information on the FSWP and CEC criteria or visit the IRCC website. 2 You must provide accurate and truthful information in your Express Entry profile. If the information in your Express Entry profile is inaccurate or not truthful, your OINP Application could be refused or your nomination withdrawn. IRCC could also find you inadmissible and/or bar you from applying to immigrate to Canada for five years. For more information, please visit the IRCC website.

7 Step 2: OINP identifies candidates in the Express Entry pool OINP searches the Express Entry pool and identifies potential candidates who may meet the criteria of the Human Capital Priorities Stream. Stream criteria includes: 1. Minimum work experience (see section for more details on requirements); 2. Equivalent of a Canadian Bachelor s degree or above; 3. Minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7 in English or in French; 4. Sufficient settlement funds; 5. An intention to reside in ontario ; and 6. Minimum of 400 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) in IRCC s Express Entry system. See section for more information. If the OINP identifies you in the Express Entry pool, you will receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) from ontario through your IRCC online account. After you receive an NOI, and if you meet the stream requirements, you may apply to the OINP for nomination under the Human Capital Priorities Stream.

8 Step 3: Apply to the OINP under the Human Capital Priorities Stream After you receive a Notification of Interest from ontario through your IRCC online account, you have 45 calendar days to submit your Application to the OINP under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. If the deadline to submit the Application falls on a weekend or a statutory holiday, the deadline to submit the Application will be extended to the next working (business) day. To apply, you must submit your Application online through the OINP e-Filing Portal and ensure that you include all the required supporting documents (see Appendix 5). o All applicants must indicate which federal immigration program requirements they wish to be assessed against: FSWP or CEC. Your online Application will only be considered complete if you have: o Answered all mandatory fields in the online Application , o Uploaded all required supporting documentation, o Read and agreed to all declarations and authorizations, and o Made an electronic payment of your Application fee.

9 3 OINP will assess your Application according to the Human Capital Priorities Stream eligibility criteria. Your Application will also be assessed to ensure you meet the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) criteria. Please note that your Application will not be deemed complete until it is reviewed for completeness by the OINP. If your Application is found to be incomplete, it will not be processed and your payment will be refunded. Please see section for more information on how to complete an Application online. Step 4: Accept nomination from ontario and apply for permanent residence If your Application is approved by ontario , you will receive a letter from OINP through your IRCC online account notifying you of your nomination. You have 30 calendar days to accept the nomination from ontario in the Express Entry system.

10 A nomination from ontario will give you an additional 600 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and you will receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence from IRCC. Once you receive an invitation to apply from IRCC, you have 90 calendar days to submit your Application for permanent residence to IRCC. For more information on IRCC s Application process for permanent residence for provincial nominees through the Express Entry system, please visit IRCC s website. IRCC will assess your intention to reside in ontario , as well as your admissibility to Canada, which includes health, security, and criminality checks as per Canada s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. IRCC will also verify all information provided in your Express Entry profile and Application to ensure that you met and continue to meet the Express Entry minimum entry criteria.