Latest OINP Updates – July 2024

1. Education requirement changes for nurses applying under HCP and FSSW Streams

Nurses do not need to demonstrate that they meet the education requirement if they meet both of the following conditions:

– They are registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in the General, Extended, or Temporary Class.

– Their primary NOC falls under one of the following occupations:

+ NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors

+ NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

+ NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners

+ NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses

 

2. Expanded Eligible Occupations for Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream

To qualify, an applicant must have a job offer from an Ontario employer in an eligible occupation. The changes expand the list of eligible occupations for positions outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

 

The newly added occupations are:

NOC 14400 – Shippers and Receivers

NOC 14402 – Production logistics workers

NOC 65320 – Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations

NOC 74200 – Railway yard and track maintenance workers

NOC 74203 – Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers

NOC 74204 – Utility maintenance workers

NOC 74205 – Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers

NOC 75101 – Material handlers

NOC 75119 – Other trades helpers and labourers

NOC 75211 – Railway and motor transport labourers

NOC 75212 – Public works and maintenance labourers

NOC 85102 – Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers

NOC 94101 – Foundry workers

NOC 94102 – Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters

NOC 94103 – Concrete, clay and stone forming operators

NOC 94104 – Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing

NOC 94112 – Rubber processing machine operators and related workers

NOC 94120 – Sawmill machine operators

NOC 94121 – Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators

NOC 94123 – Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders

NOC 94142 – Fish and seafood plant workers

NOC 94143 – Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

NOC 94200 – Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers

NOC 94202 – Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing

NOC 94203 – Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers

NOC 94205 – Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing

NOC 94211 – Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products

NOC 94212 – Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

NOC 95100 – Labourers in mineral and metal processing

NOC 95101 – Labourers in metal fabrication

NOC 95103 – Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing

NOC 95104 – Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing

NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing

NOC 95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing

NOC 75119 – Other trades helpers and labourers (any location in Ontario)

NOTE: These changes are effective July 1, 2024, and do not affect applicants who have already applied.