Ontario’s Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program of Human Capital Priorities Stream issued 511 Notifications of Interest, in the latest round of invitations of February 27. NOI’s were issued to candidates with existing express entry profiles submitted between January 1, 2018, and February 22, 2018 with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 433 and 441.

Candidates who have received an NOI from Ontario are entitled to apply for provincial nomination program offered by this province. If they get a successful PNP application then the applicants are endowedwith a surplus 600 points towards their Express Entry CRS score.

The Human Capital Priorities Stream of Ontario has a unique selection procedure where it allows the OINP to explore the Express Entry pool for applicants with a CRS score of 400 or above, along with other criteria.This has been the largest draw for the Human Capital Priorities Stream in 2018. In the first two months of the year 2018 overall, 1,808 invitations have been issued by Ontario through this stream.