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.
The OINP Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program offers four streams:
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. |
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Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree. |
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Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (English or French) |
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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 |
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Must have a bachelor’s, masters or PhD degree |
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Language requirement: CLB level 7 or higher (French). |
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Skilled Trades Stream |
No |
Yes |
Must have valid Express Entry profile |
Must have at least one year of full-time paid work experience |
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Must have a valid certificate or licence (if applicable) |
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Must be currently living in Ontario and hold a valid work permit at the time of application |
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Language requirement: CLB level 5 or higher (English or French) |
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) |
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Must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years. |
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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. |
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 |
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In-Demand Skills Stream |
Yes |
Job must be in an in-demand occupation |
Must have nine months of work experience |
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Language requirement: CLB 4 or higher (English or French) |
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Must have a high school diploma |
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Pay must be higher than the median wage level for that occupation in Ontario |
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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. |
The eligibility requirements to apply for the Ontario provincial nominee program are as follows:
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.
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 |
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
The list of OINP streams, along with the processing times, is given in the table below:
Immigration Program |
Processing Time (Approximately) |
Skilled Trades Stream |
30- 60 days |
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream |
30- 60 days |
Human Capital Priorities Stream |
60 – 90 days |
PhD Graduate stream |
30- 60 days |
Masters Graduate stream |
30- 60 days |
Entrepreneur stream |
Assessment of EOI: Within 30 days |
International Student stream |
90 – 120 days |
Foreign Worker stream |
90 – 120 days |
In-Demand Skills stream |
60 – 90 days |
Month | No. of draws | Total no. of Invitations |
March | 9 | 11,092 |
February | 4 | 6,638 |
January | 6 | 8122 |
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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