Ontario Invited More Than 1000 Candidates In New Tech Draw

Ontario selects candidates who have the required skills and experience to apply for a provincial nomination through the Ontario Tech Draw. If you are a tech candidate who is seeking an opportunity to start a career in Canada, Ontario Tech Draw is for you. Ontario has conducted its third tech draw of 2020 on July 29. Considering the number of invitations issued, this is the largest draw. Ontario invited 1,288 tech candidates who were eligible under the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. Through the Tech Pilot, Ontario recruits those candidates who have worked in the field of six in-demand occupations. So, in the recent draw, candidates who had work experience in one of the occupations were invited by the province. Following are the six occupations in which candidates required work experience of a minimum of one year:

Computer programmer and interactive media developers
Web designers and developers
Computer and information systems managers
Software engineers and designers
Database analysts and data administrators
Computer engineers

These tech candidates had a Comprehensive Ranking System score in the range of 463 and 477. In addition to this, having an express entry profile was mandatory. Furthermore, if these candidates manage to secure a provincial nomination from Ontario, 600 extra points will be added to their CRS scores. Eventually, this will increase their chance to get an invitation to apply for permanent residence in the next Express Entry draw.

What is a Tech Draw?

Ontario faces a shortage of skilled workers in the technological sector. Last year, the immigration ministry of Ontario introduced Tech Draws that fall under the Human Capital Priorities Stream, in order to have an influx of immigrants with tech skills. Through a tech draw, the OINP searches for IT professionals who fulfill the requirements of the Human Capital Priorities Stream and have a minimum one year of work experience in one of the targeted occupations.