Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

One of the most popular landing places for foreign immigrants in Canada is Ontario. It has been the most populated place and home to Ottawa, Canada’s capital, and Toronto, the largest city. Ontario has been considered as one of the main destinations contributing to good economic, political, and social life.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is a popular program giving opportunities for interested immigrants to get permanent residency in the province. This program was previously popular as Opportunities Ontario Provincial Nominee Program (OOPNP). The potential immigrants who have the required skills and experience are intended by the province through this program. These candidates get an Ontario Provincial Nomination Certificate that lets them apply for permanent residency in Canada. This program initiates faster processing as compared to other immigration classes.

This program aims at obtaining applications from the following categories:

  1. Category 1: Ontario Express Entry- this includes human capital priority stream and French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
  2. Category 2: General Category (also known as employer category) – this includes Foreign Workers with a Job Offer Stream
  3. Category 3: International Student Category- this includes international students with a job offer stream, with Masters Graduate Stream and Ph.D. Graduate Stream
  4.  Category 4: business category which includes Entrepreneur Stream, Corporate Stream, and Investors stream.

 

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