Ontario In-Demand Skills Stream

In Demand Occupation

This stream gives foreign workers with a job offer in specific in-demand occupations, such as in agriculture, construction, trucking or personal support work, the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Ontario.

This stream is open to foreign workers in and outside of Canada.

Job offer requirements

  • The job offer must be for a full-time and permanent position
  • The position must be in one of the following occupations in NOC Skill Level C or D:
    • NOC 3413 – nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
    • NOC 4412 – home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
    • NOC 7441 – residential and commercial installers and servicers
    • NOC 7511 – transport truck drivers
    • NOC 7521 – heavy equipment operators (except crane)
    • NOC 7611 – construction trades helpers and labourers
    • NOC 8431 – general farm workers
    • NOC 8432 – nursery and greenhouse workers
    • NOC 8611 – harvesting labourers
    • NOC 9462 – industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

If the position offered is outside the Greater Toronto Area  (City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions) the following are also acceptable:

    • NOC 9411 – machine operators, mineral and metal processing
    • NOC 9416 – metalworking and forging machine operators
    • NOC 9417 – machining tool operators
    • NOC 9418 – other metal products machine operators
    • NOC 9421 – chemical plant machine operators
    • NOC 9422 – plastics processing machine operators
    • NOC 9437 – woodworking machine operators
    • NOC 9446 – industrial sewing machine operators
    • NOC 9461 – process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing
    • NOC 9523 – electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
    • NOC 9526 – mechanical assemblers and inspectors
    • NOC 9536 – industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
    • NOC 9537 – other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Applicant requirements

  • You must have at least 9 months of paid full-time work experience in Ontario, in the same in-demand occupation (same NOC code) as your job offer within the three years.
  • If your job offer is for an occupation that requires a mandatory licence or other authorization in Ontario, you must hold a valid licence or authorization from the appropriate regulatory body in Ontario at the time of application submission.
  • CLB level 4 in either English or French
  • High school diploma