Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

OINP enables foreign workers, international students, business owners or entrepreneurs from outside of Canada to apply for permanent residence in Ontario. This program highlights below, how Ontario businesses can recruit international talents to fill critical job openings.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is currently accepting applications under the following streams:

However, the following OINP streams listed below are closed to applications at this time:

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream
Masters Graduate Stream

You may follow us to know when they open again.

* To apply under Ontario’s Express Entry streams, you must have a profile in the federal government’s Express Entry system and receive a Notification of Interest from Ontario.

Overview

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is the province’s economic immigration program. It works in partnership with the Government of Canada through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Foreign workers, international students and others with the right skills, experience and education apply to the OINP for a nomination.
The OINP recognizes and nominates people for permanent residence who have the skills and experience the Ontario economy needs, and the Government of Canada makes the final decision to approve applications for permanent residence.
For other ways to immigrate to Ontario, visit the Government of Canada’s website.

What you need to know

There are three ways you may qualify for a nomination:

Employer job offer category: for workers who already have a permanent job offer from an Ontario employer
Human capital category: for workers who have valuable work experience, education, language skills, and a profile in Canada’s Express Entry system; or for graduate students
Business category: for entrepreneurs looking to start a new or buy an existing business in Ontario

Employer job offer category

The employer job offer category has three streams. You must have a full-time and permanent job offer from an Ontario employer to qualify.

Foreign Worker stream: for workers in skilled positions
International Student stream: for recent graduates in Ontario
In-Demand Skills stream: for intermediate skilled workers in specific sectors, such as agriculture, construction, trucking and personal support workers

Human capital category

The human capital category has two sub-categories, the international graduate streams and Ontario’s Express Entry streams.

International graduates

To qualify under the Masters Graduate or PhD Graduate streams, you must have a graduate degree from an eligible Ontario university and apply within two years of getting your degree.

Ontario’s Express Entry

To qualify under Ontario’s Express Entry streams, you must have received a notification of interest from Ontario and have an up-to-date profile with your most current work experience, language tests and education in the federal government’s Express Entry system.

French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream: for French-Speaking skilled workers with the required work experience, education and language proficiency in French and English
Human Capital Priorities stream: for skilled workers with the required work experience, education and language proficiency in French or English
Skilled Trades stream: for workers with work experience in Ontario in an eligible trade occupation

Business category

The business category has one stream. You must be an entrepreneur from outside of Canada who is looking to implement a new business idea or buy and grow an existing business in Ontario.

Entrepreneur stream

Application process

There are three main steps to follow when applying for permanent residence:

1. Make sure you qualify

Once you’ve selected the stream you would like to apply under, make sure you meet all the mandatory requirements for that stream.

2. Apply to be nominated by the Ontario government

Once you’ve chosen your stream, you must apply online, through the OINP e-Filing Portal. It takes between two to three hours to complete the application.
The application cost for:

the employer job offer and human capital streams is either $1,500 or $2,000
the business streams is $3,500 per business partner or key staff applicant

We only accept Visa, Visa Debit, Mastercard and MasterCard Debit.
Application processing times vary, read application processing times and nominations issued for more information.

3. Apply to the Government of Canada for permanent residence

If your application is successful and you are nominated by the Ontario government, the next step is to apply for permanent residence through IRCC.
The Government of Canada makes the final decision on who becomes a permanent resident.

Support for businesses

The Business Immigration Services team takes an active role in helping employers find talent solutions with immigration. We are here to help businesses navigate the immigration system to:

fill labour shortages
retain international students
get skilled workers faster

As a designated referral partner under Canada’s Global Skills Strategy, OINP business services can help innovative companies that are scaling-up or significantly investing in Ontario. We offer personalized service that can help businesses get an expedited work permit and labour market impact assessment (LMIA) processing for your highly skilled talent needs.
We provide info-sessions, in-person or teleconference meetings, and dedicated staff for your assistance.
Contact them at: business.immigration@ontario.ca

DO YOU MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION?

You NEED to be nominated to participate!

You must apply for OINP nomination to enable you apply for permanent residence.

We can match you with the appropriate stream. We can also help you through the applications.
Please FILL the CONTACT US FORM on the Top Right Corner of this page, if you need our assistance.

We can assist you to determine the right stream to pick, by determining your eligibility in any of the available streams.

We can help you to apply to the perfect stream, and
If you are nominated to assist you apply for permanent residence.

You can Immigrate to Canada through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). Another way to become Permanent Resident as a Foreign Worker

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled, semi-skilled foreign workers and international graduates, who want to work and live in one of Canada’s 4 Atlantic Provinces:

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

Designated Employers in Atlantic Provinces are Hiring Now! Program has been extended till December 2021.

This is an employer-driven program designed to help employers in Atlantic Canada hire qualified candidates for jobs they have been unable to fill locally.
To immigrate to Atlantic Canada through the pilot, you must be a recent graduate of a publicly funded institution in Atlantic Canada or a skilled worker who meets the program requirements.
You can be living abroad or already be in Canada temporarily.

As of June 1, 2019, your spouse or common-law partner can apply for an Open work permit

An open work permit lets you work for any employer in Canada, except for one that:
is listed as ineligible on the list of employers who have failed to comply with the conditions or
regularly offers striptease, erotic dance, escort services or erotic massages

You can only get an open work permit in specific situations and in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program if:

you have a work permit through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, and
your job is listed as Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A, B or C in the National Occupation Classification.

Check out Pilot Requirements

There are 3 programs in the pilot that employers can hire you through. You may qualify for more than 1 program, but you can only apply through 1.
For all 3 programs, you have to show proof that you meet the language, education and work experience requirements and that you have enough money to support you and your family when you come to Canada.

1. Atlantic High-Skilled Program

In general, you must:

have worked in a management, professional or technical/skilled job for at least a year
have at least a Canadian high school diploma or equivalent education
take a language test to show you can communicate in English or French
show you can support yourself and your family when you come to Canada

The employer must also meet certain requirements.
Read the full requirements for the Atlantic High-Skilled Program

2. Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program

In general, you must:

have worked in a job that requires a high school education and/or job-specific training for at least a year
have at least a Canadian high school diploma or equivalent education
take a language test to show you can communicate in English or French
show you can support yourself and your family when you come to Canada

The employer must also meet certain requirements.
Read the full requirements for the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program

3. Atlantic International Graduate Program

In general, you must:

have a degree, diploma or other credential from a publicly funded institution in an Atlantic province
have lived in an Atlantic province for at least 16 months in the 2 years before getting your degree, diploma or credential
take a language test to show you can communicate in English or French
show you can support yourself and your family when you come to Canada

Work experience is not required for international graduates hired through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot.
The employer must also meet certain requirements.
Read the full requirements for the Atlantic International Graduate Program

REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATION

You NEED to get a job offer to participate!

You must receive a job offer from a designated employer in Atlantic Canada to participate in the pilot. We can match you with open jobs if you are eligible. We can help you through job applications. Do you need our assistance?

Please FILL the CONTACT FORM for Assistance.

To find out if you are eligible.
To find open jobs for you.
To apply for job placements

If you are eligible

We can help you to

locate your dream job, and
receive a job offer from a designated employer in one of the Atlantic province

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