What is Ontario PNP in demand occupation list?
The Ontario PNP occupation list refers to the list of occupations, eligible to apply for Ontario PNP key streams, i.e.
- OINP- Human Capital Priorities HCP Stream
- Express Entry- French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
- OINP- skilled trades stream
All the above OINP streams are linked to federal Express Entry System, which means you need to have your profile registered in the online point-based Express Entry System of Canada.
| Note: Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program OINP has switched to new TEER based NOC occupation system with effect from November 16, 2022. Hence, OINP has adopted new 5-digit codification system for the relevant occupations under NOC 2021. |
Comparison of old and New NOC system
| NOC 2016 | NOC 2021 |
| Skill Type 0 | TEER 0 |
| Skill Level A | TEER 1 |
| Skill Level B | TEER 2 & TEER 3 |
| |
| Skill Level C | TEER 4 |
| Skill Level D | TEER 5 |
Which occupations are eligible to apply to OINP?
First, you must decide, which of the following two federal Express Entry System programs you would like to be assessed against:
- Federal Skilled Workers Program
- Canadian Experience Class
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Under the FSW Category, you must have:
- Minimum 1 year of continuous paid full-time work experience or the equivalent in paid part- time work in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Click here to view new Canada NOC Occupation list- NOC 2021 Version-1
High Demand Occupations in Ontario
Find below the list of high demand occupations in Ontario, Canada as per Canada Job Bank:
- Financial managers
- Human resources managers
- Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
- Banking, credit and other investment managers
- Engineering managers
- Architecture and science managers
- Computer and information systems managers
- Managers in health care
- Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
- School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
- Managers in social, community and correctional services
- Restaurant and food service managers
- Home building and renovation managers
- Managers in agriculture
- Manufacturing managers
- Utilities managers
- Financial auditors and accountants
- Financial and investment analysts
- Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
- Human resources professionals
- Professional occupations in business management consulting
- Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
- Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- Executive assistants
- Property administrators
- Purchasing agents and officers
- Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers
- Medical administrative assistants
- Health information management occupations
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
- Insurance underwriters
- Assessors, valuators and appraisers
- Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors
- Shippers and receivers
- Purchasing and inventory control workers
- Physicists and astronomers
- Chemists
- Geoscientists and oceanographers
- Meteorologists and climatologists
- Biologists and related scientists
- Civil engineers
- Electrical and electronics engineers
- Chemical engineers
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- Mining engineers
- Petroleum engineers
- Aerospace engineers
- Computer engineers except software engineers and designers
- Other professional engineers, n.e.c.
- Architects
- Landscape architects
- Urban and land use planners
- Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- Information systems analysts and consultants
- Database analysts and data administrators
- Software engineers and designers
- Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- Construction estimators
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- Electronic service technicians household and business equipment
- Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
- Land survey technologists and technicians
- Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
- Construction inspectors
- Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- Computer network technicians
- Information systems testing technicians
- Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- Specialist physicians
- General practitioners and family physicians
- Dentists
- Veterinarians
- Optometrists
- Chiropractors
- Allied primary health practitioners
- Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- Pharmacists
- Dietitians and nutritionists
- Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
- Medical laboratory technologists
- Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- Medical radiation technologists
- Medical sonographers
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
- Other medical technologists and technicians except dental health
- Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- Opticians
- Practitioners of natural healing
- Licensed practical nurses
- Paramedical occupations
- Massage therapists
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- Other assisting occupations in support of health services
- Secondary school teachers
- Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- Psychologists
- Social workers
- Family, marriage and other related counsellors
- Employment counsellors
- Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Social and community service workers
- Early childhood educators and assistants
- Instructors of persons with disabilities
- Police officers except commissioned
- Home child care providers
- Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
- Librarians
- Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade
- Food service supervisors
- Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
- Customer and information services supervisors
- Cleaning supervisors
- Chefs
- Cooks
- Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
- Funeral directors and embalmers
- Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade non-technical
- Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
- Food and beverage servers
- Security guards and related security service occupations
- Pet groomers and animal care workers
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
- Light duty cleaners
- Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
- Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- Tool and die makers
- Boilermakers
- Industrial electricians
- Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- Gas fitters
- Carpenters
- Cabinetmakers
- Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- Supervisors, railway transport operations
- Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
- 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
- Railway and yard locomotive engineers
- Railway conductors and brakemen/women
- Crane operators
- Transport truck drivers
- Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
- Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs
- Supervisors, mining and quarrying
- Underground production and development miners
- General farm workers
- Nursery and greenhouse workers
- Harvesting labourers
- Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
- Supervisors, food and beverage processing
- Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
- Power engineers and power systems operators
- Water and waste treatment plant operators
- Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
- Metalworking and forging machine operators
- Chemical plant machine operators
- Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
- Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
- Furniture and fixture assemblers and inspectors
Do you want to apply for Canada PR via OINP this year?
If you want to apply Canada PR through Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), you may get in touch with qualified Canada immigration expert at Visas Avenue for complete process assistance. You may call Visas Avenue migration experts on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com. Moreover, to get your eligibility checked and subsequently, receive a call from the expert, you may fill the free assessment form.
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