O. Reg. 248/18: GENERAL
filed April 19, 2018 under Ontario Immigration Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 8
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made under the
Ontario Immigration Act, 2015
Made: April 13, 2018
Filed: April 19, 2018
Published on e-Laws: April 19, 2018
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 5, 2018
Amending O. Reg. 422/17
(GENERAL)
1. Paragraph 8 of subsection 4 (1) of Ontario Regulation 422/17 is amended by striking out “once the holder of a certificate of nomination accepts it”.
2. (1) Section 5 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
1.1 The applicant must have obtained a licence or other authorization to engage in the activity required by the employment position to which the application relates if the law of Ontario requires that licence or other authorization for engaging in the activity.
(2) Subparagraph 2 i of section 5 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “work experience, in at least two of the last five years” at the beginning and substituting “at least two years of paid full-time work experience in the last five years”.
(3) The English version of subparagraph 2 ii of section 5 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “that the employment position to which the application relates requires” and substituting “required by the employment position to which the application relates”.
3. (1) The English version of paragraph 2 of section 6 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “that the employment position to which the application relates requires” and substituting “required by the employment position to which the application relates”.
(2) Subparagraph 3 ii of section 6 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “while pursuing those requirements on a full-time basis and”.
4. (1) Paragraph 2 of section 7 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “in the employment position” and substituting “in the same occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification as the employment position”.
(2) The English version of paragraph 4 of section 7 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “that the employment position to which the application relates requires” and substituting “required by the employment position to which the application relates”.
5. Paragraph 4 of section 8 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “within the year” and substituting “within two years”.
6. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of section 10 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
4. If the applicant is a member of the federal skilled worker class, the applicant must have accumulated, within five years before the date the notification of interest from Ontario was issued, a continuous period of at least one year of paid full-time work experience, or the equivalent paid part-time work experience as described in section 16, in the occupation,
i. that the applicant identifies in the Express Entry system as his or her primary occupation, other than a restricted occupation, and
ii. that is listed in the National Occupational Classification under Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B.
5. If the applicant is a member of the Canadian experience class, the applicant must have accumulated, within three years before the date the notification of interest from Ontario was issued and while lawfully residing and working in Canada, a cumulative period of at least one year of paid full-time work experience, or the equivalent paid part-time work experience as described in section 16, in one or more occupations,
i. that the applicant identifies in the Express Entry system, other than a restricted occupation, and
ii. that is listed in the National Occupational Classification under Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B.
7. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of section 11 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
3. If the applicant is a member of the federal skilled worker class, the applicant must have accumulated, within five years before the date the notification of interest from Ontario was issued, a continuous period of at least one year of paid full-time work experience, or the equivalent paid part-time work experience as described in section 16, in the occupation.
i. that the applicant identifies in the Express Entry system as his or her primary occupation, other than a restricted occupation, and
ii. that is listed in the National Occupational Classification under Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B.
4. If the applicant is a member of the Canadian experience class, the applicant must have accumulated, within three years before the date the notification of interest from Ontario was issued and while lawfully residing and working in Canada, a cumulative period of at least one year of paid full-time work experience, or the equivalent paid part-time work experience as described in section 16, in one or more occupations,
i. that the applicant identifies in the Express Entry system, other than a restricted occupation, and
ii. that is listed in the National Occupational Classification under Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B.
8. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of section 12 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
3. The applicant must have accumulated, within two years before the date of the notification of interest from Ontario was issued, and while lawfully working in Ontario, a cumulative period of at least one year of paid full-time work experience, or the equivalent paid part-time work experience as described in section 16, in one or more occupations,
i. that the applicant identifies in the Express Entry system, other than a restricted occupation, and
ii. that is listed in the following categories in the National Occupational Classification under Skill Level B:
A. Major Group 72, industrial, electrical and construction trades.
B. Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades.
C. Major Group 82, supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production.
D. Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers.
4. If the law of Ontario requires that an individual hold a licence or other authorization for engaging in the activity required by the employment position held by the applicant, the applicant must have held the required licence or other authorization during the time the individual engaged in the activity and at the time of making the application.
Commencement
9. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
La ministre des Affaires civiques et de l'Immigration,
Laura Albanese
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Date made: April 13, 2018
Pris le : 13 avril 2018