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Ontario Workforce Priority pathway
TEER 4–5 pathway
Published applicant, job-offer, employer, position, wage, work-experience, education, and language requirements for the Workforce Priority TEER 4–5 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.
Foreign-national applicantOnly a foreign national may apply for a certificate of nomination under these categories.Details and sources
Intention to live and work in OntarioAn applicant must demonstrate on a reasonable basis an intention to reside in Ontario.Details and sources
Invitation to apply and application deadlineAn applicant must receive an invitation and apply within the director-published deadline.Details and sources
Expression-of-interest claims supportedThe qualifications used to rank the expression of interest must be demonstrated.Details and sources
Status when applying from inside CanadaIf you apply from inside Canada, Ontario requires temporary resident status. Maintained status can be accepted for this applying requirement when its published conditions are met.Details and sources
EOI scoring note · only if you have maintained statusPermit points for maintained statusOntario confirms when maintained status can meet the separate status-to-apply rule, but has not said which permit-point row applies.Ontario clarification pending
Applying and EOI points are separate checks.
- Applying from inside Canada
- Maintained status can satisfy the status-to-apply requirement when the published conditions are met.
- EOI permit points
- Ontario publishes separate point rows for a valid work permit, a valid study permit, and neither status—but does not say which score applies to maintained status. Maple leaves these points unresolved instead of guessing.
Mandatory licence or authorizationIf Ontario or federal law requires a licence for the offered work, the applicant must hold it.Details and sources
Published education requirementEducation depends on pathway and occupation; licensing can exempt some TEER 0–3 applicants.Details and sources
Published language requirementPublished minimums are generally CLB 6 for TEER 0–3, CLB 5 for listed alternate occupations, and CLB 4 for TEER 4–5; recent Ontario graduates are exempt under section 5.Details and sources
Applicant and family equity in employerEquity is prohibited unless received as employee remuneration and the combined holding is below 10%.Details and sources
Accurate, correct, and non-misleading application informationEvery application for an approval must provide information that is accurate, correct, and not misleading. This is application-process guidance, not an EOI factor.Details and sources
Attendance at a requested director interviewIf the director requested an in-person interview, the applicant must have attended it.Details and sources
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.
TEER 4–5 nine-month route9 cumulative months · 1,170 paid hoursOfficial rule confirmed
For a job offer in the TEER 4–5 Workforce Priority pathway.
- Minimum duration and continuity
- At least 9 cumulative months.
- Paid hours
- 1,170 total, with at least 30 paid hours per week.
- Lookback
- Within the previous 24 months before the application date.
- Job or NOC scope
- Work in the offered employment position.
- Recent Ontario graduate condition
- Not a condition of 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: Job offer for a TEER category 4 or 5 employment position (opens in a new tab)
If you have a job offer for a TEER category 4 or 5 employment position, you must have: at least 9 months of cumulative, 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 work experience within 2 years 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 1,170 hours of paid work in a 12-month period and at least 30 hours of paid work per week in a 12-month period.
Maple keeps only the affected checker result unresolved until the official-source issue is clear.
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.
Registered employer and submitted job offerFor a job-offer category, the offer must come from an employer registered with the director, and the employer must submit the offer before applying for position approval.Details and sources
Employer application submitted by deadlineThe employer must submit its application within the director-published deadline.Details and sources
Employer business active for at least three yearsThe employer business must have existed and been active for at least three years.Details and sources
Employer maintains a place of business in OntarioThe employer must maintain a place of business in Ontario.Details and sources
Employment activities occur primarily in OntarioEmployment activities must occur primarily in Ontario, subject to the transport exceptions.Details and sources
Transport CVOR and safety ratingNOC 73300 and 73301 positions require the employer to meet the published CVOR and safety-rating condition.Details and sources
Employer revenue thresholdThe revenue threshold is $1M for GTA positions, $500k for the listed census divisions, or $250k in each of the last two fiscal years elsewhere.Details and sources
Employer Canadian-citizen/permanent-resident staffingThe work/reporting location must have at least five qualifying full-time employees in the GTA or three outside the GTA.Details and sources
Position is full-time and indeterminateThe position must be full-time and have an indeterminate duration.Details and sources
What to check: the position must provide at least 1,560 paid hours over 12 months and at least 30 paid hours per week under the current regulation definition.
See the exact official wording
- Verified official rule source version #13
- Ontario Regulation 422/17 — General: Definitions (opens in a new tab)
(a) in respect of an employment position, a position that requires no fewer than 1,560 hours of paid work in a 12-month period and no fewer than 30 hours of paid work per week in a 12-month period,
Position is urgently necessary to the businessThe position must be urgently necessary to the employer’s business.Details and sources
Position does not affect a labour disputeApproval must not be likely to affect a labour dispute or a person involved in one.Details and sources
Current wage is protectedIf already in the position, the offered wage must be at least the applicant’s current wage, subject to any collective agreement.Details and sources
Applicable Job Bank wage floorThe position generally requires the applicable median wage; the low wage applies to a recent Ontario graduate in TEER 0–3, with official regional and historical fallbacks.Details and sources
No outstanding employment or safety ordersThe employer must have no outstanding orders under the Employment Standards Act or Occupational Health and Safety Act.Details and sources
Recruitment efforts when requiredIf the director determines it is necessary, the employer must show reasonable but unsuccessful recruitment efforts.Details and sources