Ontario Immigration
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Programs
The province of Ontario hosts the city of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. The province is the leading destination of choice of new migrants coming to Canada due to its strategic location where job opportunities and income are high. It is an economic hub where newcomers can maximise their chances of employment, settlement and professional advancement.
Similar with other Canadian provinces, Ontario boasts a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) which is referred to as OINP or the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The program is composed of different Streams wherein it strategically targets migrants with the right skills, education and experience needed by the province. Through the OINP, migrants and their families considering to stay permanently in Canada and who are eligible and applies for any of the OINP streams may be issued a Provincial Nomination wherein the applicant will have more than enough points to apply for permanent residency on the federal level of the Government of Canada.
OINP streams are divided into 4 different categories
- If you have the required skills and experience needed by Ontario employers
- Business, if you are a business person with a promising business concept
- Masters or PhD, if you obtained a degree from an Ontario University
- Employer Job Offer, if you have received a job offer in Ontario
Skills and Experience
The following streams fall under this category:
✔ Human Capital stream, if you are a foreign worker with the required experience, skills, education and language ability. Applicants can choose if they would want to be assessed under the Federal Skilled Worker program or Canadian Experience Class of the Federal Government.
✔ Skilled Trades stream, if you have work experience in Ontario in a trade occupation included in the list of eligible occupations
✔ French-Speaking Skilled Worker, if you are a skilled worker with strong language abilities in both the French language as well as the English language. Similar to the Human Capital stream, under this stream, applicants can choose if they would want to be assessed under the Federal Skilled Worker program or Canadian Experience Class of the Federal Government.
Human Capital stream
- Job Offer Not Required
- Express Entry profile required
- 1-year full time work experience required
- At least Bachelor’s degree required
- Language Test Requirement: CLB 7 or higher (English or French)
French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
- Job Offer Not Required
- Express Entry profile required
- 1-year full time work experience required
- At least Bachelor’s degree required
- Language Test Requirement: CLB 7 or higher in French; CLB6 in English
Skilled Trades
- valid work permit
- Express Entry profile required
- 1-year full-time work experience required
- Language Test Requirement: CLB 5 or higher (English or French)
- Trade Certification for certain jobs
Business
The following stream fall under this category:
Entrepreneur stream, if you are a foreign businessman interested to venture a business or purchase an existing one in Ontario
Masters or PhD
The following streams fall under this category:
Masters Graduate, if you are an international student who graduated and obtained a Master’s Degree from an Ontario University
PhD Graduate, if you are an international student who graduated and obtained a PhD Degree from an Ontario University
Employer Job Offer
The following streams fall under this category:
Foreign Worker stream , if you received a job offer from an Ontario employer in a skilled occupation
International Student stream , if you are an international student who recently graduated from an Ontario post-secondary institution and received a job offer for a skilled occupation
In Demand Skills stream , if you are a skilled worker employed in Ontario in certain sectors such personal support work, trucking, agriculture, construction and other specific occupations