Provincial Nominee Program – Ontario
Foreign Workers with an Employer Job Offer
- Have a permanent full-time job offer for a skilled occupation
- At least 2 years of work experience in the previous 5 years in the intended occupation
International Students with an Employer Job Offer
- Obtain a permanent full-time job offer for a skilled occupation
- Have obtained at least a two-year diploma or degree, or a one-year post grad degree
- Have completed at least half of their studies while living and studying in Canada at an eligible college or university
In-Demand Skills with an Employer Job Offer
- Your job offer is in one of the NOC occupations listed on the OINP occupations in demand
- You have at least 9 months of cumulative full-time work experience in Ontario in the same in-demand occupation a your job offer
- Hold a valid licence allowing you to work in the occupation
- Prove a certain level of language abilities
- Have at least a Canadian secondary school (high school) diploma or equivalent in another country
Masters and PhD Graduates Streams
- Have studied in Ontario at an eligible university
- Have a certain level of language abilities
- Have enough settlement funds to support yourelf
- Submit your application within 2 years of having completed your program
Skilled Trades Stream
- Have at least one year of cumulative paid work experience in Ontario in the NOC groups specified by the province
- Submit your application within the last 2 years from the date when you obtained the two years of experience
- It is not mandatory to hold a job at the time you submit your application to OINP
- Have a valid licence to practise in the occupation / trade, if a licence is required
- Live in Ontario and have legal status
- Prove a certain level of language abilities
- Have enough settlement funds
French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
- Decide whether you want to be assessed under the Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Programs
- Have at least one year of full-time work experience in one of the TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the NOC, in the last five years
- Prove your level of language skills English and French
- Have enough settlement funds