Why apply for OINP?

• 100,000+ Job vacancies
• The CRS score required is 400
• Easy pathway to migrate to Canada
• 43,624 immigrants invited in 2023
• Houses nearly 40% of the total population of Canada

 

About Ontario Provincial Nominee Program

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.

 

OINP streams

The OINP Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program offers four streams:

• Human Capital Category
• Masters or Ph.D. Category
• Employer Job Offer Category
• Business Category

 

Important Announcement: Ontario Discontinuities the Entrepreneur stream starting November, 2024 

Ontario has announced the official closure of the Entrepreneur stream from November 4, 2024. Any previous applications that were submitted under this stream will be continued according to the updated rules. Candidates whose applications are already submitted in this stream will still be eligible for a PR provincial nomination, based on any prior commitments that were made to set up businesses in the province. 

 

Human Capital Category

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.
			Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree.
			Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (English or French)
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
			Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree
			Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (French).
Skilled Trades Stream	No	Yes	Must have valid Express Entry profile
			Must have at least one year of full-time paid work experience
			Must have a valid certificate or licence (if applicable)
			Must be currently living in Ontario and hold a valid work permit at the time of application
			Language requirement: CLB level 5 or higher (English or French)

 

Masters or Ph.D. Category

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)
			Must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years.
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.

 

Employer Job Offer Category

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
In-Demand Skills Stream	Yes	Job must be in an in-demand occupation
		Must have nine months of work experience
		Language requirement: CLB 4 or higher (English or French)
		Must have a high school diploma
		Pay must be higher than the median wage level for that occupation in Ontario
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.

 

OINP Canada Eligibility

The eligibility requirements to apply for the Ontario provincial nominee program are as follows:

• The eligibility requirements for Ontario PNP are as follows:
• ECA (Educational Credential Certificate)
• Educational qualifications: At least Bachelor’s degree
• CRS score of 400
• Sufficient proof of funds
• At least 1 year of work experience
• Proof of English Language proficiency  
• An intention to live and work in Ontario , Canada

 

Latest OINP Updates

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:

• NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
• NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
• NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses

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

 

New requirement for OINP applications: Applicant Consent Form

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. 

 *Note:  Forms that are incomplete or have incorrect information will most likely get rejected and receive a refund of the fee.  

 

OINP to accept PTE Core as an English Language proficiency Test! 

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

 

Steps to Apply for OINP

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

 

Processing Time of OINP Streams

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	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

 

 

Ontario PNP Draws in 2024

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

 

Total Ontario PNP Draws in 2023

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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