After implementing the new National Occupational Classification 2021, the Government of Ontario published a new list of targeted NOC codes for the tech draws held under the Human Capital Priority Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The new list of tech occupations is as follows:
- NOC 21211 Data Scientists
- NOC 21231 Software engineers and designers
- NOC 21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
- NOC 21232 Software developers and programmers
- NOC 21234 Web developers and programmers
- NOC 21233 Web designers
- NOC 21233 Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 20012 Computer and information systems managers
- NOC 21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
To be eligible for nomination, all candidates must possess work experience in one of the eligible NOC codes. This year, the OINP invited 20,025 candidates under all immigration programs.