Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

An Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is an economical migration program within the province. This operates via Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in collaboration with the Canadian Government.

For an appointment, the foreign workers, international students and others having proper skills, knowledge as well as experience apply to an Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program considers and also appoints the individuals that have skills and experience to address the needs of the Ontario community and the Canadian Government, which makes a final decision for accepting the applications for permanent residence in Canada.

Everything you need to know about the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

There are three different ways in which one can get qualified for the nomination.

• The job offer category of the employer: For the workers having the permanent job offer from the Ontario employer
• Human capital category: For the workers having valuable work experience, excellent language skills, education, and the profile in the Express Entry system of Canada.
• The business category: For all the entrepreneurs looking to commence a new business or planning to buy the existing business in Ontario

The job offer category for the employer

The job offer category for employers is further divided into three streams. It would help if you had either a full-time or a permanent job offer from the employer of Ontario.

• The Foreign Worker category: for the workers in the skilled positions
• International Student category: for the recent graduates in the Ontario
• The In-Demand Skills category: for the intermediate skilled workers in the particular sectors, namely construction, agriculture, trucking, and the personal support workers

The Human Capital Category

There are two sub-categories throughout the human capital category, the international graduate categories, and the Express Entry streams in Ontario.

The international graduates

It would be best if you held a graduation degree from the qualified Ontario University and also apply within two years of getting your degree for qualifying under a Masters Graduate or the Ph.D. Graduate streams.

The Express Entry Program of Ontario

To apply under the Ontario Express Entry systems, you should have received the notification of interest from the Ontario. Moreover hold the up-to-date profile in the Government's Express Entry program in your current work experience, exams and education.

• French-speaking Skilled Employees stream: for the French-speaking qualified workers holding necessary work experience, good education and proper language skills in French as well as in English. 
• Human Capital Priorities category: for the qualified workers having necessary work experience, training, and language abilities in French or English. 
• The Skilled Trades category: for the workers having work experience in Ontario in the qualified trades stream;

The Business Category

The business category has one flow only. It would help if you were the non-Canadian entrepreneur planning to implement some new business ideas, or purchase and grow your existing Ontario business.

The Application Process

There are three essential steps one should consider whenever you apply for the Permanent Residency in Ontario.

1. See to that you qualify- Once you have selected the category under which you wish to apply, see to that you fulfill all the necessary criteria for that particular stream.
2. Apply to get nominated by the Government of Ontario - You need to apply online, via the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program e-Filing Portal, once you select your stream. It takes nearly two hours or three hours for completion of the application. The cost of application for the employer job and the human capital categories are $1,500 or $2,000. The cost of application for the business streams is $3,500, according to the business partner or the key employee. 
3. Apply for the Permanent Residency in Canadian Government- One the application is accepted and if the Government of Ontario nominates you, then further step is to apply to the IRCC for the permanent residency. The Government makes the final choice on who would become the permanent resident of Canada.

Business Support

The Business Immigration department is taking an active role in assisting businesses with migration to find potential solutions. They are only here to help the companies manage the migration system to:

• fill the labor shortages
• retain the international students
• to get qualified employers faster

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program business services will assist creative companies that are scaling-up or are investing substantially in Ontario. For the highly skilled talent requirements, personalized service is offered. It helps the businesses to get the expedited work permit and LMIP i.e. (labor market impact assessment processing).