On January 11, 2022, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

The province issued 264 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream with a minimum score of 38, and 762 ITAs to international students through the EJO IS Stream with a score of 59 and above.

Under the EJO IDS, the province invited 58 candidates with a minimum score of 11. All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations: Health and agricultural occupations:

• NOC 3413 – nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates • NOC 4412 – home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers • NOC 8431 – general farm workers • NOC 8432 – nursery and greenhouse workers • NOC 8611 – harvesting labourers • NOC 9462 – industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers Manufacturing (outside the GTA only): • NOC 9411 – machine operators, mineral and metal processing • NOC 9416 – metalworking and forging machine operators • NOC 9417 – machining tool operators • NOC 9418 – other metal products machine operators • NOC 9421 – chemical plant machine operators • NOC 9422 – plastics processing machine operators • NOC 9437 – woodworking machine operators • NOC 9446 – industrial sewing machine operators • NOC 9461 – process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing • NOC 9523 – electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers • NOC 9526 – mechanical assemblers and inspectors • NOC 9536 – industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators • NOC 9537 – other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Last year, OINP issued invitations to 5,394 candidates under these streams.