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OINP - EE - Human Capital Priorities Stream - Comprehensive Guide

Mahadev87

Star Member
Jul 4, 2016
105
4
Category........
PNP
NOC Code......
2173
alizaidi said:
So they are just taking precautionary measures right? As there is nothing in guide etc. I may have to call IQAS for the procedure of duplicate ECA beforehand then as I found nothing on internet except WES duplicate procedure.
Yes, Please call up and arrange for report directly sent to them.
 

Mahadev87

Star Member
Jul 4, 2016
105
4
Category........
PNP
NOC Code......
2173
alizaidi said:
Come on dude. I have read it carefully and that does NOT mean that you will send duplicate of your ECA. It clearly means that you just need to authorize the organization to share the results when OINP or CIC contacts them. I have already authorized IQAS to share the results to CIC but there was no option for OINP in IQAS hence the confusion. In my opinion, unless you are asked later in process by case officer for OINP it is useless to provide duplicate ECA from any organization. Why complicate things and spend extra money when there is no requirement at all in the new guide?
It is mandatory to share the duplicate report.
 

rajeshnsuma

Full Member
Jul 26, 2016
20
2
A query with regard to referenced letters. I have 21 years of experience under skill type 0 and have listed it in my EE profile fully. For OINP purpose, am I required to provide reference letters and other supporting docs for all these years or just for 3 years (as foreign skilled worker points max out at 3 years)? Or is it for the last 10 years as someone else suggested in another forum ? Highly confusing! Grateful for your considered feedback.
 

mkcan

Hero Member
Feb 19, 2017
258
11
rajeshnsuma said:
A query with regard to referenced letters. I have 21 years of experience under skill type 0 and have listed it in my EE profile fully. For OINP purpose, am I required to provide reference letters and other supporting docs for all these years or just for 3 years (as foreign skilled worker points max out at 3 years)? Or is it for the last 10 years as someone else suggested in another forum ? Highly confusing! Grateful for your considered feedback.
You should provide reference letters for all the years that you are acquiring CRS points. In your case, it will be 3-5 years as that gives you maximum marks. For the rest of the years you can provide offer letter, pay slips, promotion letter, relieving letter, etc. (all the possible documents, other than reference letter should be fine)
 

alizaidi

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2016
209
55
Karachi
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
27-05-2017
AOR Received.
27-05-2017
Mahadev87 said:
It is mandatory to share the duplicate report.
I am afraid that i would have to disagree with you on the mandatory part and my rationale for disagreeing is that there is no mentioning of that in the guide. However, I would surely call IQAS and will ask about the duplicate ECA process and will share my findings here but will not send duplicate unless asked to do so by OINP.

Regards.
 

Chaser61

Full Member
Nov 25, 2016
25
1
rajeshnsuma said:
Try resubmitting your EE profile even if you have done before. OINP site recommends resubmission for their current round of NOI issuance. I did on 13th and received NOI on 14th. Good luck!
I did get NOI ..:( then have applied for the OINP on 12/3...after that i am not getting any further updates on assessing my application..that is what I am worried about. Just wondering how long they are going to take .. :(
 

heena303

Hero Member
Apr 19, 2016
244
10
alizaidi said:
I am afraid that i would have to disagree with you on the mandatory part and my rationale for disagreeing is that there is no mentioning of that in the guide. However, I would surely call IQAS and will ask about the duplicate ECA process and will share my findings here but will not send duplicate unless asked to do so by OINP.

Regards.

it is written in guide. please read properly.
 

Navrattan

Star Member
Feb 27, 2017
51
0
heena303 said:
it is written in guide. please read properly.
Yes its clearly mentioned in note to share ECA report..you can also go through ontario update page.There also they have asked to share report!!
 

maplewinn

Star Member
Jan 23, 2017
78
3
alizaidi said:
Come on dude. I have read it carefully and that does NOT mean that you will send duplicate of your ECA. It clearly means that you just need to authorize the organization to share the results when OINP or CIC contacts them. I have already authorized IQAS to share the results to CIC but there was no option for OINP in IQAS hence the confusion. In my opinion, unless you are asked later in process by case officer for OINP it is useless to provide duplicate ECA from any organization. Why complicate things and spend extra money when there is no requirement at all in the new guide?

No worries. Feel free to interpret what authorizing the organization to share the results means. Obviously, if you don't ask WES (for example) to release/share your results, they wont. There are thousands of applications being processed... and my quote was from the guide released effective February 2017.
 

alizaidi

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2016
209
55
Karachi
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
27-05-2017
AOR Received.
27-05-2017
maplewinn said:
No worries. Feel free to interpret what authorizing the organization to share the results means. Obviously, if you don't ask WES (for example) to release/share your results, they wont. There are thousands of applications being processed... and my quote was from the guide released effective February 2017.
Okay will cal iqas tomorrow for the duplicate process. Thanks for the help and clarifying, it sounds logical, much appreciated :)
 

Navrattan

Star Member
Feb 27, 2017
51
0
alizaidi said:
Okay will cal iqas tomorrow for the duplicate process. Thanks for the help and clarifying, it sounds logical, much appreciated :)
Individuals submitting an application to either of Ontario‘s Express Entry streams – the Human Capital Priorities Stream or the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream – must provide an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report for education obtained outside of Canada. An ECA report is used to verify that education obtained abroad meets the education requirements of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) Express Entry streams.

All applicants to the OINP must provide an original ECA report or a copy of the report as part of their application package. Further, the process for individuals to authorize an ECA granting organization to share information with the OINP differs by organization. Please review the information below to learn more about the process for the organization with which you have an ECA or to which you will be applying for an ECA.

If you have any specific questions about the process for getting an ECA, or about how to provide authorization to share your ECA results with the OINP, please contact the ECA granting organization with which you are working.

Please also note that the information in this program update supersedes information found in the OINP application guides and forms for the Human Capital Priorities Stream and the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.
Comparative Education Service (CES)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their CES ECA report and must authorize CES to share the results of their ECA with the OINP by filling out the following consent form: http://learn.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Release-Information-Designate-OR-Withdraw-Representation.pdf.

If you have not yet applied for an ECA you should include the consent form as part of your ECA application package. If you have already submitted an application package for an ECA, you should fill out the form and send it to the CES by email. Please include your CES file number in the email.

International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their ICAS ECA report. The ECA report must be included as part of your OINP application package. If it is not included, your application will be considered incomplete and will be returned to you.

Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their MCC ECA report and must grant the MCC authority to share their information with the OINP. To do this, you must go to your physiciansapply.ca account and send an email to the MCC service desk which gives consent for the MCC to share your ECA report with the OINP. Please be sure to enter “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program” in the subject line of the email.

Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)
Applicants to the OINP must include the original ECA report issued by PEBC as part of the application package to the OINP. If it is not included, your application will be considered incomplete and will be returned to you.

World Education Services (WES)
All applications to the OINP must include a copy of the applicant’s WES ECA report.
You must also authorize WES to share the results of your ECA report with the OINP:

If you already have an ECA
If you have an existing WES ECA report, you must order a duplicate of the report at: https://www.wes.org/ca/apply/xcopycic.asp. The “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, MCI” must be indicated as the recipient of the report.
If you do not have an ECA
If you are applying for the first time for an ECA report, you must select the “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, MCI” as a recipient of the report.
 

alizaidi

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2016
209
55
Karachi
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
27-05-2017
AOR Received.
27-05-2017
Navrattan said:
Individuals submitting an application to either of Ontario‘s Express Entry streams – the Human Capital Priorities Stream or the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream – must provide an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report for education obtained outside of Canada. An ECA report is used to verify that education obtained abroad meets the education requirements of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) Express Entry streams.

All applicants to the OINP must provide an original ECA report or a copy of the report as part of their application package. Further, the process for individuals to authorize an ECA granting organization to share information with the OINP differs by organization. Please review the information below to learn more about the process for the organization with which you have an ECA or to which you will be applying for an ECA.

If you have any specific questions about the process for getting an ECA, or about how to provide authorization to share your ECA results with the OINP, please contact the ECA granting organization with which you are working.

Please also note that the information in this program update supersedes information found in the OINP application guides and forms for the Human Capital Priorities Stream and the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.
Comparative Education Service (CES)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their CES ECA report and must authorize CES to share the results of their ECA with the OINP by filling out the following consent form: http://learn.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Release-Information-Designate-OR-Withdraw-Representation.pdf.

If you have not yet applied for an ECA you should include the consent form as part of your ECA application package. If you have already submitted an application package for an ECA, you should fill out the form and send it to the CES by email. Please include your CES file number in the email.

International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their ICAS ECA report. The ECA report must be included as part of your OINP application package. If it is not included, your application will be considered incomplete and will be returned to you.

Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
Applicants to the OINP must submit a copy of their MCC ECA report and must grant the MCC authority to share their information with the OINP. To do this, you must go to your physiciansapply.ca account and send an email to the MCC service desk which gives consent for the MCC to share your ECA report with the OINP. Please be sure to enter “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program” in the subject line of the email.

Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)
Applicants to the OINP must include the original ECA report issued by PEBC as part of the application package to the OINP. If it is not included, your application will be considered incomplete and will be returned to you.

World Education Services (WES)
All applications to the OINP must include a copy of the applicant’s WES ECA report.
You must also authorize WES to share the results of your ECA report with the OINP:

If you already have an ECA
If you have an existing WES ECA report, you must order a duplicate of the report at: https://www.wes.org/ca/apply/xcopycic.asp. The “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, MCI” must be indicated as the recipient of the report.
If you do not have an ECA
If you are applying for the first time for an ECA report, you must select the “Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, MCI” as a recipient of the report.
@Navrattan

Thank you so much for this, I am so grateful for this.

That is scary, I have an IQAS ECA and there is nothing in OINP update about IQAS authorization procedure. I wonder if I am the only one here with IQAS ECA :|
 

ricabril1217

Newbie
Apr 17, 2017
8
3
Just a quick question about the mandatory requirements for work experience. For the work contract and pay stubs portion, do I have to furnish these documents for all my previous employers? I had a few odd jobs before I landed a career in my current occupation and it would be challenging, if not impossible, to obtain copies of work contract and pay stubs from my first three employers. The problem is I listed all my work history in my EE profile. I have reference letters from them though I am not sure if that will suffice.

I have over 10 years of work experience in the NOC i am claiming points for - 4.5 years from company A and 6 years with my present company. Would it be possible to only list these two companies in the OINP application?

Any advise would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
 

alizaidi

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2016
209
55
Karachi
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
27-05-2017
AOR Received.
27-05-2017
ricabril1217 said:
Just a quick question about the mandatory requirements for work experience. For the work contract and pay stubs portion, do I have to furnish these documents for all my previous employers? I had a few odd jobs before I landed a career in my current occupation and it would be challenging, if not impossible, to obtain copies of work contract and pay stubs from my first three employers. The problem is I listed all my work history in my EE profile. I have reference letters from them though I am not sure if that will suffice.

I have over 10 years of work experience in the NOC i am claiming points for - 4.5 years from company A and 6 years with my present company. Would it be possible to only list these two companies in the OINP application?

Any advise would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
As per the guide:
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7.4 Proof of Compensation (mandatory)
Proof of compensation from previous and current employers for all periods of work (foreign and Canadian) stated in your application. Proof may include copies of:
Pay stubs, pay cheques or pay statements,
Supporting Documents Submitted
Bank statements showing salary deposits,
Income tax documents, or
Letter(s) from employer(s) explaining why this proof is not readily available.
Note: It is recommended that you provide at least 2 months of proof, preferably the first and last month, for each work experience.
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Do you have any of these:

Bank statements showing salary deposits
Income tax documents
OR
Letter(s) from employer(s) explaining why this proof is not readily available?
 

montylee

Star Member
May 7, 2013
89
40
NOC Code......
2173
I got NOI from Ontario, i have a few doubts regarding documentation, help please!

1) Is it ok to change NOC after receiving NOI? From what i have read in the forum, people have done it before without any issues. I have sent an email to Ontario PNP email but not sure if they will reply.
2) I was able to get my birth certificate in new format from NDMC website (Delhi, India) but it doesn't have my name. Most birth certificates don't have a name of the child but parent's name and birth date. Is that ok?
3) My employer reference letter doesn't mention salary or compensation, is that ok? I can furnish other required documentation, pay stubs that list out the salary.
4) What does "work contracts" mean? I am guessing that it's the appointment letter, is that correct?
5) Settlement funds: for showing spouse's funds, do i need authorization letter from spouse as well as Bank? Do banks give out these kinds of authorization?
6) Intention to reside in Ontario if applicable: is this 1 page letter still required?

Thanks in advance!