Ontario

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), one of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs, has reached its provincial nomination allocation for 2017.

A Statistics Canada report reveals that nearly one in four study permit holders in Canada in 2019 were not enrolled in public post-secondary institutions. In 2019, a total of 717,300 students held Canadian post-secondary study permits. Of this number, 24% (172,152 students) did not enrol in post-secondary institutions.

International medical graduates who have already passed their exam to practice medicine in Canada or who graduated from medical school within the past two years now have the opportunity to apply for a temporary license that will allow them to work in Ontario.

Ontario has issued 30 ITAs under the Entrepreneur Stream and BC issued 177 ITAs in a general draw.

Ontario issued 725 letters of interest to candidates in the Master’s Graduate stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

Ontario held a new round of provincial draws on April 30, inviting 997 candidates in the Greater Toronto Area through its Employer Job Offer streams.

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 535 candidates from the Masters Graduate Stream. Candidates required a score of 35 and above.

In the latest report, job vacancies and payroll employment remain high, while unemployment sees decreases in September.

A range of candidates in the Express Entry pool who have work experience in one of many Information and Communications Technology (ICT) occupations were prioritized by the province of Ontario under a new initiative that began on June 26. Now, Ontario has clarified which candidates have been targeted for selection by the province.

The Canadian province of Ontario has announced that it is temporarily pausing the intake of applications for select streams through the Ontario Nominee program (OINP), while other OINP streams remain open.

Ontario will be able to nominate 6,900 immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence through its immigrant nominee program in 2019.

Ontario’s public colleges are facing major financial pressure following a sharp drop in international enrolment caused by the federal cap on study permits and new Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) rules.

The Corporate Stream of the Ontario Nominee program (OINP) is now accepting applications online, making it easier for applicants to apply and improving processing times.

The August 15 draw issued invitations to candidates from 10 ‎occupations including accountants, public relations managers, and ‎registered nurses‏

Ontario has simplified permanent residence access for some self-employed physicians under its Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. The updated rules took effect on January 1, 2026.

A new Canadian immigration stream has been launched by the government of Ontario. The Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream is part of the(OINP), which allows Ontario to nominate individuals for immigration to Canada based on criteria set by the province.

The Government of Ontario has issued 10 new invitations to apply to entrepreneurs looking to settle permanently in the province. The minimum score for the latest draw, which took place on May 14, was 127.

Ontario issued its first Express Entry-linked invitations of the new year on Friday, inviting 242 candidates to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.

Ontario's French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream does not require a job offer in Ontario or a ‎minimum CRS score

Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream got the new year off to a big start this week, issuing 1,493 invitations to Express Entry candidates with ranking scores as low as 439.  
The Human Capital Priorities Stream allows the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates who meet the stream’s federal and provincial eligibility criteria.
Express Entry candidates who receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) from Ontario and apply for a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 points toward their Express Entry ranking score if their application is successful.
These additional 600 points effectively guarantee an invitation from the Government of Canada to apply for permanent residence.
The minimum Express Entry ranking score in this week’s Human Capital Priorities draw, 439, was lower than the minimum score in the last Express Entry draw and all but one Express Entry draw held in 2018.
A nomination from Ontario, however, would raise a score of 439 to 1,039, resulting in an invitation to apply to permanent residence.
This week’s invitation round also saw the Human Capital Priorities Stream resume “general” or non-targeted draws. This means candidates in today’s draw did not necessarily require a job offer in Ontario or French language proficiency to be drawn.
The last four Human Capital Priorities draws of 2018 were used to target Express Entry candidates with specific credentials. Of the four, three targeted candidates with a job offer in Ontario while the fourth specified candidates with proficiency in French.
While neither job offer or French language proficiency were not required in order to be eligible for the Human Capital Priorities Stream, updates to the stream’s application guide that were published in December say candidates with a job offer or work experience in specific occupations or sectors may be prioritized.
The Human Capital Priorities Stream issued 3,719 invitations to Express Entry candidates in 2018, making it by far the busiest of the OINP’s three Express Entry-linked streams last year. Another 1,633 were issued through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream and 1,626 went to Express Entry candidates through the Skilled Trades Stream.