Skilled trades
 12. For the purposes of subsection 16 (2) of the Act, the following criteria are prescribed for an applicant for a certificate of nomination in the skilled trades category: 0.1  The applicant must have demonstrated that they had the labour market or human capital attributes on the basis of which the director issued to the applicant a notification of interest under section 3.2 of Ontario Regulation 421/17 (Approvals Under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program and Other Matters) made under the Act. 1.  The applicant must meet the criteria to be eligible to receive, under the Express Entry system as a member of the Canadian experience class, an invitation to apply to become a permanent resident. 2.  The applicant must have been issued a notification of interest from Ontario and have applied for a certificate of nomination within the deadline determined by the director, which will be published on the Ministry’s website. 3.  The applicant must have accumulated, within two years before the date of making the application 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 National Occupational Classification under Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) Category 2 or 3 as, A.  Major Group 72, Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers (excluding occupations under transportation officers) B.  Major Group 73, General trades C.  Major Group 82, Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production D.  Major Group 83, Occupations in natural resources and related production E.  Major Group 93, Central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors (excluding aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors) F.  Minor Group 6320, Cooks, Butchers, Bakers (excluding Cooks) where the experience was accumulated during periods other than when the applicant was engaged in a full-time program of study, and which does not include any period of self-employment. 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. 5.  The applicant must have demonstrated, within two years before the date of making the application, English or French language proficiency at or above the level of Canadian Language Benchmark 5, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks, in all four proficiencies based on a test administered by an institution described in section 15. 6.  At the time of making the application, the applicant must be lawfully residing in Ontario and hold a valid work permit. 7.  The applicant must have the minimum necessary settlement amount applicable for the applicant and his or her family members, in one of the following forms or a combination of them: i.  Funds that are transferable, available and unencumbered by debts or other obligations, equal to the minimum necessary settlement amount or to the portion of that amount not accounted for under subparagraph ii. ii.  A job offer in Ontario with annual earnings equal to the minimum necessary settlement amount or to the portion of that amount not accounted for under subparagraph i. O. Reg. 422/17, s. 12; O. Reg. 248/18, s. 8; O. Reg. 243/19, s. 10; O. Reg. 192/21, s. 9; O. Reg. 528/22, s. 5; O. Reg. 597/22, s. 4.