Ontario PNP Invites 1,061 Tech and Health candidates in Express Entry-HCP draw held on 20 July

Ontario Health and Tech Draw

Ontario PNP Latest Draw Invites 1,061 Tech and Health Candidates

The Ontario PNP latest draw held on July 20, 2023, saw Notification of Interest (NOIs) being issued to a total of 1,061 candidates under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream. Invited candidates also required a minimum CRS score of 458-462 – to be eligible for this invitation round.

OINP Express Entry Notifications of Interest

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) regularly searches Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Express Entry pool to find candidates who may meet the criteria of one of Ontario’s Express Entry immigration streams.

Summary of Ontario-OINP Draw:

Invitations CRS score range Profiles Created Description
902 458-462 July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023 Targeted at Tech occupations
159 458-462 July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023 Targeted at 42 Health occupations

Category 1: Tech Draw

  • Date of NOIs issued: July 20, 2023
  • Number of NOIs issued: 902
  • CRS score range: 458-462
  • Profiles created in IRCC’s Express Entry system: July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023

Category 2: Health Draw

  • Date of NOIs issued: July 20, 2023
  • Number of NOIs issued: 159
  • CRS score range: 458-462
  • Profiles created in IRCC’s Express Entry system: July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023

This was the eighth Human Capital Priorities stream draw conducted by OINP in 2023 – and the second of July. The previous Ontario HCP draw was held on July 06, 2023.


Tech occupations

Candidates only received a notification if they had a comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 458-462 and work experience in the following national occupational classification (NOC) codes.

Your work experience in one of the following NOCs must be listed as your primary NOC in your Express Entry profile:

  • NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
  • NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
  • NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
  • NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
  • NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
  • NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
  • NOC 21233 – Web designers
  • NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
  • NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

Health occupations

Candidates only received a notification if they had a comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 458-462 and work experience in the following national occupational classification (NOC) codes.

Your work experience in one of the following NOCs must be listed as your primary NOC in your Express Entry profile:

  • NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
  • NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
  • NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
  • NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
  • NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
  • NOC 31110 – Dentists
  • NOC 31111 – Optometrists
  • NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
  • NOC 31120 – Pharmacists
  • NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
  • NOC 31201 – Chiropractors
  • NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
  • NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists
  • NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
  • NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
  • NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
  • NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
  • NOC 32100 – Opticians
  • NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
  • NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations
  • NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
  • NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
  • NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 32110 – Denturists
  • NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
  • NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
  • NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers
  • NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
  • NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
  • NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
  • NOC 32201 – Massage therapists
  • NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
  • NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
  • NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
  • NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
  • NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health

You may apply to this stream if you received a notification of interest on July 20, 2023.

Note: Receiving a notification of interest does not mean that you qualify for one of our streams.

After you receive a notification of interest, you may submit an online application to the OINP if you qualify under the Ontario Express Entry stream for which your notification of interest was issued. You must submit your application within 45 calendar days of receiving the notification of interest.


NOIs issued this year for three OINP streams:

Find below the Notifications of interest issued in 2023 until date under three popular streams of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP):

  • Human Capital Priorities stream – 9,560
  • French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream – 1,032
  • Skilled Trades stream – 4,668

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