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Ontario Workforce Priority pathway

TEER 0–3 pathway

Published applicant, job-offer, employer, position, wage, and work-experience requirements for the Workforce Priority TEER 0–3 pathway.

What this page includes

Only requirements whose signed inventory applies to this pathway are shown. Shared requirements remain visible; requirements exclusive to another pathway are omitted.

Official rules, organized for applicants

What applicants, pathways, and employers must meet

Start with applicant requirements. The practical check stays visible; open a row only for route details and official sources. Application requirements and EOI scoring questions are shown separately.

Applicant requirementsStart here. Facts and documents tied to the applicant. These are separate from employer approval.11 published checks · 1 EOI scoring note

Scan the applicant meaning below. Some checks apply only to a particular pathway or situation.

Pathway requirementsRequirements that determine which Workforce Priority category and route apply.4 published checks · 1 official detail pending

These checks determine which Workforce Priority pathway and route can be assessed.

  • Applicable program versionThe application date determines whether current or transitional requirements apply.Details and sources
  • Job offer and approved employment positionA job-offer applicant needs an offer for an employment position approved by the director.Details and sources
  • Job-offer NOC TEER matches the pathwayTEER 0–3 and TEER 4–5 job offers belong in their corresponding pathways.Details and sources
  • Published work-experience routeThe required route depends on pathway, recent-graduate status, occupation, licensing, and the complete route-specific hours, timing, continuity, and job/NOC conditions.Ontario clarification pending

    What Ontario has not clarified: The current page publishes 780 hours for the six-month and transport routes but does not publish when that replacement value took effect; those route results remain withheld.

    Find the published route that describes the situation

    Start with the pathway, NOC, recent-graduate status, and licence facts. Maple does not choose a route for an applicant.

    • Six-month same-position routeMaple cannot compare this route yet because the official threshold is unresolved or unavailable.Official guidance unclear

      For a TEER 0–3 job offer when this published same-position route applies.

      The applicable official wording is unresolved, so Maple does not borrow a threshold from another route.

    • Recent Ontario graduate route3 consecutive months · 390 paid hoursOfficial rule confirmed

      For an applicant who meets the published recent Ontario graduate definition.

      Minimum duration and continuity
      At least 3 consecutive months.
      Paid hours
      390 total, with at least 30 paid hours per week.
      Lookback
      Within the previous 12 months before the application date.
      Job or NOC scope
      Work in the offered employment position.
      Recent Ontario graduate condition
      Required for this route.
      Published part-time alternatives
      No promoted part-time alternative is published for this route.
      See the exact official wording
      • Verified official rule source version #11
      • Ontario Workforce Priority stream: 3 months of consecutive work experience in the job offer within the last year for a recent Ontario graduate (opens in a new tab)
        If you are a recent Ontario graduate, meaning that you: graduated from an eligible Ontario institution within the last 3 years with one of the following credentials: post-secondary degree or diploma that took at least 2 years to complete on a full-time basis Ontario College Graduate Certificate Master’s degree PhD degree You must have: at least 3 months of consecutive, paid, full-time work experience in the employment position your employer is seeking approval for and which is set out in your job offer gained this experience within the 12 months before the date you submitted your application Full-time work experience means work experience in the employment position your employer is seeking approval for and which is set out in your job offer (meaning, the same occupation, employer and location, etc.), which must require at least 390 hours of paid work in a 12-month period and at least 30 hours of paid work per week in a 12-month period. Return to work experience requirements for job offer under TEER category 0, 1, 2 or 3 .
    • Two-year same or permitted NOC route24 cumulative months · 3,120 paid hoursOfficial rule confirmed

      For a TEER 0–3 job offer when this longer same-or-permitted-NOC route applies.

      Minimum duration and continuity
      At least 24 cumulative months.
      Paid hours
      3,120 total, with at least 30 paid hours per week.
      Lookback
      Within the previous 60 months before the application date.
      Job or NOC scope
      Work in the job-offer NOC or another NOC permitted by the published route.
      Recent Ontario graduate condition
      Not a condition of this route.
      Published part-time alternatives
      • One part-time job: 3,120 paid hours, at least 15 paid hours per week, over 48 months.
      • Multiple part-time jobs combined: 3,120 paid hours, at least 30 paid hours per week, over 24 months.
      See the exact official wording
      • Verified official rule source version #11
      • Ontario Workforce Priority stream: 2 years of cumulative work experience in the job offer NOC within the past 5 years (opens in a new tab)
        You must have: at least 2 years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience gained this work experience within the past 5 years before the date you submitted your application The experience must be in one or more of the following: The same NOC occupation as the job offer employment position. A NOC occupation in Sub-Major Group 213 (Professional occupations in engineering), if you have a job offer for an employment position in a NOC occupation in Sub-Major Group 223 (Technical occupations related to engineering). NOC occupation 31120 (Pharmacists), if you have a job offer for an employment position in NOC occupation 33103 (Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants). NOC occupation 32101 (Licensed Practical Nurses) or 31301 (Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses), if you have a job offer for an employment position in NOC occupation 33102 (Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates). In short, applicants whose job offer employment position is for a professional occupation in engineering, as a pharmacist, or a licensed practical nurse, can use experience in that occupation, or in one of the listed related NOC occupations, to meet the minimum work experience requirement. Full-time work experience Full-time work experience means working in a job with at least 30 hours of paid work in a week that amounts to at least 3,120 hours of paid work over a two-year period. Part-time work experience Part-time equivalent work experience means working in: 1 job for at least 15 hours of paid work in a week that amounts to at least 3,120 hours of paid work over a 4-year period more than 1 job for at least 30 hours of paid work in a week, for 2 years, that amounts to at least 3,120 hours of paid work in that 2-year period Return to work experience requirements for job offer under TEER category 0, 1, 2 or 3 .
    • Transport NOC 73300/73301 routeMaple cannot compare this route yet because the official threshold is unresolved or unavailable.Official guidance unclear

      Only for a job offer in NOC 73300 or 73301.

      The applicable official wording is unresolved, so Maple does not borrow a threshold from another route.

    Maple keeps only the affected checker result unresolved until the official-source issue is clear.

    Official basis

Employer and position requirementsThe employer and offered position must meet these independently of applicant criteria.15 published checks

These are independent employer and position checks; applicant support alone does not satisfy them.