Learn how foreign workers, international students, business owners or entrepreneurs from outside of Canada can apply for permanent residence in Ontario, or how Ontario businesses can recruit international talent. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is currently accepting applications under the following streams:
The following OINP streams are closed to applications at this time:
* 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.
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) allows foreign workers, international students and others with the right skills, experience and education to apply for a nomination for permanent residence in Ontario.
The program is:
The OINP is made up of three categories and each category is divided into several streams:
The employer job offer category has three streams. You must have a full-time and permanent job offer from an Ontario employer to qualify.
Employer Job Offer:
The human capital category has two sub-categories, the international graduate streams and Ontario’s Express Entry streams.
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:
To qualify 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.
Ontario’s Express Entry:
The business category has one stream:
There are three main steps to follow when applying for permanent residence:
Once you’ve selected the stream you would like to apply under, make sure you meet all the mandatory requirements for that stream.
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:
We only accept Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard and MasterCard Debit.
Application processing times vary, read Application Processing Times and Nominations Issued for more information.
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.
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:
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 to get expedited work permit and LMIA processing – and personalized service – for highly skilled talent needs.
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