2020-03-25 – Ontario nominated nearly 7,400 principal immigration applicants in 2019, representing nearly 13,750 newcomers to the province including spouses and dependents, new figures show. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s review of 2019 declared ‘demand for the OINP is strong’, with the province reaching its 2019 allocation of 6,650 in December, then filling the addition
Ontario has started accepting applications for the new Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Regional Immigration Pilot. The pilot, which falls under the Employer Job Offer category, is designed to use the OINP to bring skilled labour not available locally to smaller Ontario communities. To qualify candidates must have a permanent job offer from one of the
2020-03-04 – Ontario opened an application window for its Employer Job Offer streams for International Students and Foreign Workers on Tuesday, March 3. Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program officials initially opened the International Student stream, before also opening the Foreign Worker stream later in the day. Both streams are now closed, having reached their intake limits.
Ontario immigration has conducted a new draw through the Express Entry-linked French Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The June 18 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw, saw 143 Notifications of Interest issued to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 424 and 436. To qualify for the draw, candidates had to submit Express Entry profiles between
Ontario immigration has issued 758 Notifications of Interest in a new draw through its Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream. The June 17 draw targeted candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores in the range of 400 to 436. Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles into the federal pool within the last 12 months
2020-02-27 – Ontario immigration issued 20 Invitations to Apply in the first draw of 2020 through the province’s Entrepreneur Stream. The February 26 draw saw ITAs issued to Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) candidates scoring between 136 and 200 points. Candidates who submitted an Expression of Interest between November 22, 2019 and February 14, 2020
2020-02-14 – Ontario immigration has conducted a new draw targeting 10 specific occupations under the province’s Express Entry-linked Human Capital Priorities stream. The February 13 draw saw 486 Notifications of Interest issued to candidates with profiles in the Express Entry pool scoring between 467 and 471 Comprehensive Ranking System points. The 10 targeted occupations were:
2020-01-16 – The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program is set to add 13 manufacturing jobs to the eligible occupations under the popular Employer Job Offer category. Candidates for the new National Occupational Classification codes will only be eligible if their job offer is outside of the Greater Toronto Area. A proposed regulation amendment posted on Wednesday,
2020-01-14 – Ontario issued a total of 7,391 nominations through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program in 2019, the province has announced. The number includes the OINP’s initial allocation of 6,650, plus the 700 extra places offered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in December. It also includes 41 nominations issued to intermediate skilled temporary foreign
2020-01-09 – Ontario immigration has conducted its first draw since May 2019 through the Express Entry-linked French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The January 9 draw, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s first of 2020, saw 242 Notifications of Interest issued. To qualify for the draw, candidates had to submit Express Entry profiles between January 9, 2019 and