Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
There are three Pathways to 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
1. Foreign Worker Stream: Workers in Skilled positions
Requirements:
Job Offer :
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Applicant :
Employer:
2. International Student Stream: Recent graduates in Ontario
Requirements:
Job Offer :
Applicant:
Employer:
3. In-Demand Skills Stream: Intermediate skilled workers in specific sectors, such as agriculture, construction, trucking and personal support workers.
Requirements:
Job Offer :
Noc Code | Job Title |
3413 | nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates |
4412 | home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers |
7441 | residential and commercial installers and servicers |
7511 | transport truck drivers |
7521 | heavy equipment operators (except crane) |
7611 | construction trades helpers and labourers |
8431 | general farm workers |
8432 | nursery and greenhouse workers |
8611 | harvesting labourers |
9462 | industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
The position offered must be outside the Greater Toronto Area (City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions) and must be in one of the following occupations in National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Level C or D:
Noce Code | Job Title |
9411 | machine operators, mineral and metal processing |
9416 | metalworking and forging machine operators |
9417 | machining tool operators |
9418 | other metal products machine operators |
9421 | chemical plant machine operators |
9422 | chemical plant machine operators |
9437 | woodworking machine operators |
9446 | industrial sewing machine operators |
9461 | process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing |
9523 | electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers |
9536 | industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators |
9537 | other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors |
Applicant :
Employer:
Human capital category
1. International Graduates
Master Graduate Stream:
PhD Graduate stream
2. Ontario Express Entry Stream:
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
Human Capital Priorities Stream
Skilled Trades Stream
Business category – Entrepreneur Stream
The Entrepreneur Stream application is a two-stage process. An overview of the process follows.
Stage 1 :
Requirements:
Additional requirements if purchasing an existing business
If you plan to purchase an existing business:
Stage 2 :
Requirements:
To know more about this program or to assess your eligibility, please fill out our assessment form and submit it through “Request a Consultation” webform.