On October 20, 2021, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued invitations to apply (ITAs) for the Master's Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate streams. The province issued 479 ITAs to the eligible candidates under the Master's Graduate Stream. The minimum score of this round was 35 points, the same as it was in the previous draw. Ontario also invited 63 candidates under the Ph.D. Graduate Stream. The minimum score for this draw was 25, 9 points more than in the previous prog

On October 7, 2021, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) conducted a new draw in the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW). In this round, the province issued 162 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The Express Entry score range of invited candidates in this intake was between 459 and 467 points. The Express Entry profiles of those candidates were created between October 7, 2020, and October 7, 2021. OINP already invited 651 Francophone candidates to apply for t

On September 22, 2021, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 65 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates with job offers from the healthcare, agricultural, and manufacturing sectors, and 7 candidates were invited under the targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot. All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations: Health and

On September 21, 2021, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and International Student Stream (EJO IS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 442 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream with a minimum score of 37, and 553 ITAs to international students through the EJO IS Stream with a score of 61 and above. In total, OINP issued invitations to 1

On September 9, 2021, the province of Ontario released a new update on the issuance of nomination certificates under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). From January 1 to September 9, OINP has issued nominations to 6,839 foreign nationals, 428 nominations more compared to the previous update on August 12. Last year, the province invited 16,976 candidates and issued nominations to 8,050 main applicants, including 7,249 spouses and dependent children. In 2021, Immigra

On August 25, 2021, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 326 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates under the Master's Graduate Stream. The minimum score of this round was 37, 2 points fewer than in the last draw. In 2019, OINP invited only 1,000 candidates under this stream. In 2020, the province has not invited any Masters candidates. In 2021, Ontario already invited 728 successful candidates under the Master's Graduate stream. In total, the pro

On August 18, 2021, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued invitations to apply (ITAs) for the Master's Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate streams. The province issued 402 ITAs to the eligible candidates under the Master's Graduate Stream. The minimum score of this round was 39. Ontario also invited 77 candidates under the Ph.D. Graduate Stream. The minimum score for this draw was 17. In 2020, the province has not invited any candidates under these two streams. In 2019, O

On August 12, 2021, the government of Ontario released a new update on the issuance of nomination certificates under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). From January 1 to August 12, Ontario has issued nominations to 6,411 foreign nationals, 529 nominations more compared to the previous update on July 8. In 2020, the province invited 16,976 candidates and issued nominations to 8,050 main applicants, including 7,249 spouses and dependent children. This year, the Feder

On August 11, 2021, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 48 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates with job offers from the healthcare, agricultural, and manufacturing sectors. All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations: Health and agricultural occupations: NOC 3413 – nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associate

On July 27, 2021, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a new draw in the Human Capital Priorities Stream. In this round, OINP issued 1,031 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess work experience in one of the in-demand occupations. The CRS Express Entry score range of those candidates was 458-467 points. All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations: NOC 0114 Other administrative services managers NOC 0122 Banking,

On June 16, 2021, the government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and International Student Stream (EJO IS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 569 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream with a minimum score of 38, and 371 ITAs to international students through the EJO IS Stream with a score of 66 and above. In total, OINP issued invitations to 5,830

Ontario has held its first base PNP draw after revamping its immigration intake system Ontario has held its first Employer Job Offer draw almost two weeks after launching a new immigration intake system. Invited candidates had work experience in one of 23 occupations. On May 11, 2021, the government of Ontario issued invitations to apply (ITAs) to 81 candidates in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Candidate

Ontario has opened a new Expression of Interest (EOI) system for two of its provincial immigration programs. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) EOI system is now open for the following streams in the Employer Job Offer Category: Foreign Worker; and International Student. According to the OINP webpage, the province expects to open the EOI systems for the In-Demand Skills, Masters Graduate, and PhD Graduate streams in the near future.Ontario approved the EOI selection

According to CBC, with reference to the Sault Ste. Marie's economic development team, two individuals in the community received permanent residence in Canada through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). A woman from India and a man from Ghana successfully passed the whole route of RNIP. They both graduated from Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology and have been working as nurses in long term care homes. This program is intended to close gaps in the labour

On July 29, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) distributed 1,288 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. This is the fifth OINP tech draw since the launch of this sub-stream. In those tech draws, OINP invites only candidates in six following technical occupations: NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers, NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers, NOC 2147 C

On July 6, 2020, Thunder Bay, ON, issued new community recommendations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The city approved applications of 9 candidates – one candidate in the NOC A skills level, six candidates in the NOC B skills level, and two candidates in the NOC C skills level. Candidates who received a community recommendation can submit their applications for permanent residence in Canada to Immigration Canada (IRCC). Thunder Bay can still recommend 9

On June 17, 2020, Ontario invited 758 candidates in the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP). All invitees have their profiles created in the Express Entry system between June 17, 2019, and June 17, 2020. The CRS score range of the invited candidates was 400-436. This was the second draw in the OINP Skilled Trades Stream in 2020. On April 29, Ontario issued 190 Notifications of Interest in this stream. Last year, OINP issued 1,399 NOIs in Sk

On June 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held two draws in the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream. OINP issued 532 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess one year or more of foreign work experience in one of the in-demand occupations. The score range of those candidates was 471-500 points. In the second draw, Ontario invited 167 candidates who possess one year or more of Canadian work experience in one of

Following advice from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, on April 3, 2020, Ontario updated the list of essential businesses that can remain open. The restrictions are part of the efforts undertaken by the province in order to reduce the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The list has been brought down from 74 workplaces to 44. Item 34(vii) continues to list "professional and social services that support the legal and justice system". This means that lawyers' of

On March 23, 2020, Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, ordered the temporary closure of non-essential businesses, as the province attempts to manage the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). When the list of "essential" workplaces in Ontario was later made public by the government, we learned that immigration practitioners appear to be exempted from the temporary shutdown. In particular, the list includes the following: 61. Professional and social services that support the legal