Ontario scraps all 8 nomination programs and introduces Phase 1 of the NEW OINP…

PHASE 1:

Ontario Workforce Priority Stream:

 

1. TEER 0-3 pathway:

Requirement :

  • Full-time and permanent job offer.
  • TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupations
  • Language requirement: Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 6, CLB 5 for certain occupations
  • Minimum education: post-secondary degree or diploma
  • One of the following:
    • 6 months consecutive in the last 12 months in the job offer position with the job offer employer
    • For recent Ontario graduates, 3 months consecutive in the last 12 months in the job offer position with the job offer employer
    • 2 years cumulative in the last 5 years in the NOC occupation
    • Licensed applicants are exempt from this requirement.
 

2. TEER 4-5 pathway:

Requirement :

  • Full-time and permanent job offer.
  • TEER 4 or 5 occupations
  • Language requirement: Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4
  • Minimum education: Canadian secondary school diploma or equivalent
 

3. Self-employed physicians:

Requirement :

  • Job offer may not be required.
  • Be a member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  • Hold a valid certificate of registration in an eligible class: independent, academic or provisional
  • Be eligible to bill through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
 

WHEN:

  • A date for the launch of the program has not been announced yet.
  • The uninvited applicant’s Expression of Interest (EOI) will be withdrawn soon.
  • Employers can continue to use their existing accounts and register a new job offer when the program is launched.
  • Employees must create a new EOI once the program is launched
 

GENERAL:

  • For employers in rural areas of less than 150,000 residents, lower gross annual revenue shall apply. 
  • All current OINP programs below have been closed and uninvited profiles will be withdrawn:
    • Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker
    • Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills
    • Employer Job Offer: International Student
    • Master’s Graduate
    • PhD Graduate
    • Express Entry Human Capital Priorities
    • Express Entry French-speaking Skilled Worker
    • Express Entry Skilled Trades
 
 

PHASE 2: Details are yet to be released.