The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has disclosed its nomination allocation for the year, with an increased number of slots compared to the previous year.

For 2026, the federal government has allocated a total of 14,119 nominations to the OINP across its eight provincial immigration streams.

Ontario shared this information on its OINP updates webpage on February 6, 2026.

As of now, the OINP has not yet announced any priority sectors, occupations, or per-stream nomination distribution for the year.

Comparison of OINP’s 2026 Nomination with Previous Years

The 14,119 nominations for 2026 mark a 31% increase from the 10,750 nominations received in 2025.

This rise is linked to the increase in the federal government’s permanent residence admissions target across Provincial Nominee Programs, which has surged from 55,000 in the previous year to 91,500 in 2026.

With more permanent residence admission spaces available, provinces and territories are likely to witness an increase in their nomination slots compared to the initial allocations in 2025.

Some jurisdictions, such as Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, have already announced their nominations for the year.

Unlike other regions, Ontario did not receive an increase in its provincial nomination allocation in 2025, maintaining the initial 10,750 nominations throughout the year.

Although Ontario’s slots have increased this year compared to the previous year, the nomination levels are still lower than in 2024 (21,500).

Consequently, the OINP has only regained about 67% of its 2024 nomination levels.

Recent Updates to the OINP

Ontario has undergone various changes to its provincial immigration program in 2025, including:

Eligibility changes for self-employed physicians: In January 2026, the OINP broadened eligibility for the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream to include certain self-employed internationally trained physicians holding provisional certificates from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.