No worries, Rocky Junior. I can understand. In order to qualify for Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), job offers for individuals applying under the International Student with a Job Offer stream must be permanent and full-time (minimum of 1,560 hours of paid employment in a 12-month period). Additionally, the position to be filled must: meets the entry-level wage levels in Ontario for that occupation and be in a skilled occupation i.e. National Occupation Classification (NOC) Code 0, A or B.
Do you guys know of any other threads and/or resource(s) where provincial immigration programs has been discussed for college students?
Islanders, you do get points for age, language, education credentials and work experience but to make the cut as an international student is a different ball game. It is certainly not easy.. So far, the lowest score has been 450 and a lot international students, with at least two years of (PGWP) Canadian experience has not been able to even enter into the pool, let alone Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence.
Express Entry is a lot harder than provincial programs especially for international students. Here are some of the points:
- The new Express Entry program puts students applying for permanent residency into one pool and in direct competition with already skilled and experienced foreign workers. Prior to January 1st, international students did not have to compete with other skilled workers. (CASA)
- Many foreign students have low points totals in the Express Entry pool, making it tough for any transparency as to when or if they will be accepted for processing in an Express Entry draw.
- It is worth a try, but the design flaw is there is no transparency, oversight, or accountability for the operation of the new system. It is a recipe for political interference. The result can be justified in any case, but you will never know why one identically qualified person was selected over another. (CBC News)
