Ontario is the second-largest and most popular Canadian province. Nearly 40% of the entire population of Canada resides in Ontario. It is among the nine provinces and two territories in Canada that are a part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program.
Canadian PNP offers a route to Canadian permanent residence through the provincial and territorial governments.
Ontario PNP is officially called the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Ontario nominates immigration candidates with the right skills and experience. The OINP Nomination Certificate can then be used to apply for permanent residency in Canada.
The OINP Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program offers four streams:
The Ontario Human Capital Category (HCP) is divided into three subcategories.
The table given below has the eligibility requirements for HCP:
Category |
Job offer required? |
Express Entry profile |
Additional Requirements |
Human Capital Priorities Stream |
No |
Yes |
Must have valid Express Entry profile. |
Must have at least one year of full-time paid work experience. |
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Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree. |
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Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (English or French) |
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French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream |
No |
Yes |
Must have valid Express Entry profile |
Must have at least one year of full-time paid work experience |
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Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree |
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Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (French). |
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Skilled Trades Stream |
No |
Yes |
Must have valid Express Entry profile |
Must have at least one year of full-time paid work experience |
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Must have a valid certificate or licence (if applicable) |
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Must be currently living in Ontario and hold a valid work permit at the time of application |
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Language requirement: CLB level 5 or higher (English or French) |
Category |
Job offer required? |
Express Entry Profile |
Additional Requirements |
Masters Graduate Stream |
No |
No |
Must have a masters degree from an eligible university in Ontario. |
Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (English or French) |
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Must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years. |
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PhD Graduate Stream |
No |
No |
Must have a PhD degree from an eligible university in Ontario. |
Must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years. |
The Employer Job Offer category is divided into three categories.
The table given below has the eligibility requirements:
Category |
Job offer required? |
Additional Requirements |
Foreign Worker Stream |
Yes |
Must have two years of work experience if occupation does not require license or other authorization |
Pay must be higher than the median wage level for that occupation in Ontario |
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In-Demand Skills Stream |
Yes |
Job must be in an in-demand occupation |
Must have nine months of work experience |
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Language requirement: CLB 4 or higher (English or French) |
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Must have a high school diploma |
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Pay must be higher than the median wage level for that occupation in Ontario |
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Skilled Trades Stream |
Yes |
Pay must be higher than the low wage level for that occupation in Ontario |
Must have a two-year degree or diploma from a Canadian institution. |
The eligibility requirements to apply for the Ontario provincial nominee program are as follows:
Important Announcement: OINP announces changes to the HCP, FSSW and the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream
OINP updated the educational requirements for nurses who are applying to the Human Capital Stream (HCP) and French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) streams. Nurses need not show proof of educational requirements if they are registered by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in the General, Extended, or Temporary class and if their occupation falls under any of the occupations listed below:
OINP also announced changes to the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream by expanding the list of occupations that qualify for the stream for job roles that are located outside the GTA.
NOC 14400 | Shippers and Receivers | NOC 94120 | Sawmill machine operators |
NOC 14402 | Production logistics workers | NOC 94121 | Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators |
NOC 65320 | Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations | NOC 94123 | Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders |
NOC 74200 | Railway yard and track maintenance workers | NOC 94142 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
NOC 74203 | Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers | NOC 94143 | Testers and graders, food and beverage processing |
NOC 74204 | Utility maintenance workers | NOC 94200 | Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers |
NOC 74205 | Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers | NOC 94202 | Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing |
NOC 75101 | Material handlers | NOC 94203 | Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers |
NOC 75119 | Other trades helpers and labourers | NOC 94205 | Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing |
NOC 75211 | Railway and motor transport labourers | NOC 94211 | Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products |
NOC 75212 | Public works and maintenance labourers | NOC 94212 | Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors |
NOC 85102 | Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers | NOC 95100 | Labourers in mineral and metal processing |
NOC 94101 | Foundry workers | NOC 95101 | Labourers in metal fabrication |
NOC 94102 | Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters | NOC 95103 | Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing |
NOC 94103 | Concrete, clay and stone forming operators | NOC 95104 | Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing |
NOC 94104 | Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing | NOC 95106 | Labourers in food and beverage processing |
NOC 94112 | Rubber processing machine operators and related workers | NOC 95107 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
Starting from February 26, 2024, all the applications submitted for the OINP program must include an Application Consent Form. The form must be correctly filled out, dated, signed by the primary applicant, applicant’s spouse and dependents (If applicable), and submitted along with the other documents. The Application Consent Form must be completed after receiving an NOI or ITA.
The Ontario Immigration Nominee Program will now accept PTE Core as an English language proficiency Test from January 30, 2024. Students who received a Notification of Interest (NOI)- or an Invitation to Apply (ITA) before January 30, 2024, will remain unaffected by the latest changes.
The score equivalency chart between PTE and CLB scores is given in the table below:
CLB level |
Listening |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
10 |
89-90 |
88-90 |
89-90 |
90 |
9 |
82-88 |
78-87 |
84-88 |
88-89 |
8 |
71-81 |
69-77 |
76-83 |
79-87 |
7 |
60-70 |
60-68 |
68-75 |
69-78 |
6 |
50-59 |
51-59 |
59-67 |
60-68 |
5 |
39-49 |
42-50 |
51-58 |
51-59 |
4 |
28-38 |
33-41 |
42-50 |
41-50 |
You can follow the simple steps given below to apply for OINP:
Step 1: Check you eligibility with the Y-Axis Canada Immigration point calculator.
Step 2: Review the selection criteria for OINP
Step 3: Sort out the requirements
Step 4: Apply for OINP
Step 5: Migrate to Ontario, Canada
The IRCC has updated the application processing times for various immigration programs on May 2, 2024. The table given below has details of the updated processing times.
Application Type
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Revised processing times as of May 01st, 2024 |
Federal Skilled workers:Online via Express Entry | 5 months |
Canadian Experience Class:Online via Express Entry | 5 months |
Provincial Nominees: Online via Express Entry | 6 months |
Provincial Nominee non-Express Entry | 11 months |
Visitor Visa from inside Canada | 23 days |
Study permit from outside Canada | 14 weeks |
Spouse, common law or conjugal partner living outside Canada: outside Quebec | 13 months |
Parents or grandparents outside Quebec | 20 months |
Month | No. of draws | Total no. of Invitations |
October | 2 | 3035 |
September | 8 | 6,952 |
August | 2 | 2,665 |
July | 8 | 5,925 |
June | 5 | 646 |
May | 0 | 0 |
April | 1 | 211 |
March | 9 | 11,092 |
February | 4 | 6,638 |
January | 6 | 8122 |
Month | Number of Invitations issued |
December | 4,796 |
November | 1,314 |
October | 1,117 |
September | 2,667 |
August | 9,906 |
July | 1,904 |
June | 3,177 |
May | 6,890 |
April | 1,184 |
March | 3,906 |
February | 3,182 |
January | 3,581 |
Total | 43,624 |
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