Ontario Immigration To Begin Tech Draws Targeting 6 Technology Sector Occupations

July 9, 2019 – Ontario immigration is to start targeting specific technology occupations with new tech draws from the Express Entry pool.

The draws are designed to address labour shortages in the technology sector in Canada's largest province.

New tech draws will focus on six specific NOC codes through the existing Human Capital Priorities Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

The six occupations are:

1. Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173)
2. Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174)
3. Computer engineers (NOC 2147)
4. Web designers and developers (NOC 2175)
5. Database analysts and data administrators (NOC 2172)
6. Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213)