Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

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.

As the most populous province in Canada, nearly 40% of Canadians call Ontario home. Ontario is also home to Canada's capital city, Ottawa, and its largest city, Toronto. In many ways, Ontario is the center of Canada's economic, social and political life.

Through the program, potential immigrants with the province's targeted skills and experience can obtain a provincial nomination from Ontario and then apply to the Canadian government for permanent residency in Canada.

OINP STREAMS

Government of Ontario Link

Employer Job Offer Category

This stream is for candidates who have a full-time and permanent job offer from an Ontario employer. This stream accepts applications through the OINP Expression of Interest system.

This category operates under the following streams:

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
Masters Graduate Stream: for graduates with an Ontario master’s degree
Ph.D. Graduate Stream: for international graduates with an Ontario Ph.D. degree

Employer Requirements

for all job offer streams

General Requirements:

To qualify under this stream, your employer must:

have been in active business for at least three years in Ontario prior to submitting your application.

have no outstanding orders made against them under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 or the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Revenue requirements:

For the most recently completed fiscal year, Employer’s business must show

a minimum of $1,000,000 CAD in total gross annual revenue if an applicant will work or report to work at a location in the Greater Toronto Area

a minimum of $500,000 CAD in total gross annual revenue if an applicant will work or report to work at a location outside the Greater Toronto Area

Full-time employee requirements:

Employer’s business must also have at the time of application submission

at least 5 full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who work at the location where the applicant will work, or will report to work at a location in the Greater Toronto Area

at least 3 full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who work at the location where the applicant will work, or will report to work at a location outside the Greater Toronto Area

Foreign Worker stream

This stream is for skilled workers in and/or outside of Canada.

Job Offer Requirements

The job offer must be a fulltime and permanent position with a minimum of 1,560 hours a year and 30 hours of paid work per week.
The job offered must be in a skilled occupation at Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A or B of the National Occupation Classification (NOC).
The pay of the job offered must meet or be higher than the median wage level, for that occupation in the specific region of Ontario where you will be working.
The position offered must be vital to the employer’s business and required to maintain or grow ongoing business activity.
The work you do while in the position of the job offer must occur primarily in Ontario.

Work experience or licence or other authorization

The candidate is required to have a cumulative full-time and skilled work experience of at least 2 years obtained within the previous 5 years. This experience must be in the same NOC code as the occupation listed on their Ontario job offer. If your job offer is for an occupation that requires a mandatory licence or other authorization in Ontario, you must hold a valid licence or authorization from the appropriate regulatory body in Ontario when you apply.

Intention to live in Ontario

Applicants must intend to live in Ontario after being granted permanent residence. This can be determined through assessing your ties to Ontario (e.g., working or having worked here, getting job offers, applying to or interviewing for jobs, studying, volunteering, leasing, or owning property, visiting, having professional networks and affiliations, family ties and personal relationships)

International Student Stream

This stream is for international students in and/or outside of Canada. The application must be submitted within 2 years after completing their studies in Canada.

Job Offer Requirements

The job offer must be a full-time and permanent position with a minimum of 1,560 hours a year and 30 hours of paid work per week.
The job offered must be in a skilled occupation at Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A or B of the National Occupation Classification (NOC).
The pay of the job offered must meet or be higher than the median wage level, for that occupation in the specific region of Ontario where you will be working.
The position offered must be vital to the employer’s business and required to maintain or grow ongoing business activity.
The work you do while in the position of the job offer must occur primarily in Ontario.

Work experience

Intention to live in Ontario

In-Demand Skills Stream

This stream is for foreign workers with a job offer in specific in-demand occupations such as agriculture, construction, trucking, and personal support workers. This stream is open to foreign workers in and outside of Canada. The candidate must have a full-time & permanent job offer (minimum 30 hours per week) for an in-demand occupation.

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The position offered can be in any location in Ontario (inside and outside the Greater Toronto Area) and must be in one of the following occupations in National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER category 4 or 5:

NOC 44101 - Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
NOC 65202 - Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
NOC 75110 - Construction trades helpers and labourers
NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
NOC 85103 - Nursery and greenhouse labourers
NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers