How to Immigrate Through Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program – OINP?

The Canadian province of Ontario covers over 1 million sq. km. Ontario is also home to Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and its largest city, Toronto. This is why only the province is said to be the most popular destination for newcomers.

Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is called the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). And through Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), immigrants get a provincial nomination to apply for PR in Canada.

What is Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)?

The province has an economic immigration program called (OINP) which is united with the Canadian government through IRCC. The OINP permits international students, foreign workers, and other individuals with expertise, experience, and education to apply for OINP nominations. If met all the province’s economic requirements, the candidate can get the nomination and approval application for permanent residence.

Overview of OINP Streams

The Ontario Immigration Nominee Program encompasses three categories. The streams under the category operate via Canada’s federal government express entry system. To qualify under any of the streams, the candidate needs to have a valid IRCC express entry profile along with Ontario’s notification of interest.

Here’s the detailed overview of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program streams;

The Human Capital Category

The stream is for skilled workers, French-speaking skilled workers, tradespersons, and graduates from Ontario university. The candidates can apply under this stream if they have all the required skills, experience, qualifications, and language abilities.

The following programs that fall into the Human Capital Category are aligned with Express Entry;

Human Capital Priorities
The category includes Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Skilled Trades
The stream allows foreign nationals with the required business skills to apply to work in Ontario.

The French-speaking skilled worker

One can apply for the French-speaking skilled worker stream if the candidate is well-versed as a French-speaking foreign worker along with language abilities in English. 

Master or Ph.D. Degree Category

The streams under the Master’s or Ph.D. degree category run through OINP’s expression of Interest system. Thus, he needs to register an expression of interest system and shall get an ITA.

Graduation in Masters

The candidate must have a master’s degree from Ontario university to apply under the Master’s stream.

Graduation in PhD
The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree from an Ontario University to apply under the Graduate Stream

Employment Job Offer category in Ontario

To be eligible for the following streams, candidates must know that these streams are conducted via OINP’s Expression of Interest System. Thus, they need to register an expression of interest system and get an ITA.

Foreign Worker Stream – Job Offer in Ontario

If the candidate is a skilled foreign worker and has an employment job offer in Ontario, he is eligible to apply for the foreign worker stream.

International Student Stream – Job Offer in Ontario

If the candidate is a fresh graduate and has a job offer to work in Ontario, he can apply for the International Student Stream

In-Demand Skills Stream

If the candidate is a foreign worker in an in-demand job along with an employment offer in Ontario, he is eligible for the In-demand skills stream.

Business Category
The Business Category is for candidates searching to start a business or buy an existing business in Ontario. The program under this category that the immigrants can apply for is the Entrepreneur Stream.

Austin Campbell

Austin has been quite active in the immigration arena since 2010. He has authored over 250 immigration publications, given over 70 presentations, and organized numerous events featuring federal and provincial immigration ministers and leaders from other sectors. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Durham University.
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