How many points are required for PR in Ontario?

Have you ever wondered why do immigrants show so much interest in Canada Permanent Residence (PR)?

Well, there are multiple reasons to support this popularity or craziness among immigrants including,

• Government sponsored free-schooling for kids
• Highly subsidized education at the university level
• Government sponsored free medical services
• Social-security benefits for unemployed individuals
• Eligibility for citizenship after staying in Canada for three years with PR status

So if these benefits are sufficient to make your mind interested for immigration to Canada, then more than 60 immigration options are available for you to get PR through the government. These programs include Federal Express entry program, Provincial Nominee program, Family sponsorship program, and more.

Among others, this post primarily focuses on one of the most popular Provincial Nominee Programs, popularized as Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Ontario is the most populous Canadian province which provides shelter to around 13,650,000 people.  Of which most of the inhabitants are immigrants of different nationalities.

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has three primary categories including,

Ontario Human Capital: It brings applications from internationals that are ideal for Ontario’s labor force to meet the shortage of labor in different growing sectors of the province.

Ontario employer job offer: It brings applications from internationals that have a valid job offer from an employer in Ontario

Ontario Business: It brings applications from internationals that have sufficient money to invest in the establishment and management of the business in Ontario.

Among all, Ontario Human Capital majorly leads on a large number of eligible applicants in the province through the draws every year. In fact, according to previous year records, the Canadian province Ontario issued nearly half of all invitations to OINP’S Express entry linked immigration program.

Ontario Human Capital has five sub-categories, of which three immigration streams are linked to Federal Express entry program.

• Ontario Human capital Priorities – Express entry
• Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker - Express entry
• Ontario Skilled Trades - Express entry
• Ontario Masters Graduate
• Ontario PhD Graduate

It means that if an applicant is interested in considering his/her profile for Ontario Human capital Priorities, Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker or Ontario Skilled Trades; he/she needs to create a profile in either FSWC OR CEC. For that, he/she needs a minimum of 67 points in the eligibility point table.

Below is the table for minimum points required for Ontario PNP:

Factors	Maximum points
Age 18-35 12 36 11 37 10 38 09 39 08 40 07 41 06 42 05 43 04 44 03 45 02 46 01	12
Level of Education Doctorate 25 Master degree or any professional degree listed in NOC 2016 skill level A 23 Two or more secondary credential 22 1-year, 2-year and >or=3 years 15, 19. 21 respectively Secondary diploma/high school diploma 05	25
Work Experience Number of years Credit points 1 year 9 2-3 years 11 4-5 years 13 6 or more years 15	15
Language proficiency For first official language CLB level points in speaking points in listening points in reading points in writing CLB 9 or higher 6 6 6 6 CLB 8 5 5 5 5 CLB 7 4 4 4 4 For second official language CLB level points CLB 4 or more 4 less than CLB 4 0	28
Arranged Employment	10
Adaptability	10

A candidate needs 67 points only to become eligible for applying in the Express entry pool; however, these are sufficient to get an invitation to apply for PR in Canada. For that, he/she needs a minimum CRS score of 400 in the CRS point-table. CRS stands for Comprehensive Ranking System, which has four components including Core human capital factors, Accompanying spouse or common-law partner factors, Transferability factors and Additional factors. Each factor contributes to different shares in the CRS point table.

CRS Factors	Maximum points without spouse	Maximum points with spouse
Core human capital factors including age, education level, language proficiency and work experience	500	460
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner factors	0	40
Transferability factors	100	100
Additional factors	600	600

Total: 1200 points

Representation of distribution of the total of 1200 points in the CRS point table:

Components	Maximum points
Core human capital factors Factors Maximum points without spouse Maximum points with spouse Age 110 100 Education level 150 140 Language proficiency 160 150 Working experience in Canada 80 70	without spouse: 500 with spouse: 460
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner factors Factors Maximum points Education level 10 Language proficiency 20 Working experience in Canada 10	40
Transferability factors Factors Maximum points Education; with a good/strong official language proficiency and a post-secondary degree 50 with Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree 50 100 Or, foreign work experience; with a good/strong official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience 50 with Canadian work experience and foreign work experience 50 100 Or, Certificate of qualification; with a good/strong official language proficiency and a certificate of qualification 50 with Canadian work experience and a certificate of qualification 50 100	100
Additional points (for Provincial Nomination or a qualifying offer of arranged employment) Factors Maximum points Post secondary education in Canada 30 Arranged employment 200 PNP nomination 600 French language ability Max 30 points Sibling in Canada Max 15 points	600

Ontario is a home to multiple manufacturing units and industries which requires a large quantity of workforce. So, interested ones can apply for PR in Ontario through OINP and get their desired job opportunities for a full range of professions, from agriculture to IT. Go through the distribution of point-table carefully and try to score a minimum of 400 for getting PR in Ontario through the draw.

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