Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Get Nominated for PR in Ontario
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is Ontario’s provincial nomination program for permanent residence. As of October 2026, its only open stream is the Ontario Workforce Priority stream, which needs a full-time, permanent job offer from a registered Ontario employer. Once nominated, you apply to IRCC for PR.
Clear answers while Ontario’s rules are still changing
Ontario is rolling out its new streams in phases, so advice from last year may be out of date. Our RCIC, licensed by CICC, checks every file against the rules on ontario.ca at the time you apply, and tells you plainly if the timing isn’t right. Fees are agreed in writing, and we never promise a nomination.
Ontario changed its nominee program in 2026, and many people waiting in the old pool now need to start again. This service is for workers already employed in Ontario, recent Ontario graduates with a job offer, and their employers. We check whether your job offer and experience fit the new stream and help you prepare a strong, complete application.
What’s Included in Your OINP Application
How We Support Your Ontario Nominee Application?
The position, the wage and your employer’s registration reviewed first.
Your time with the employer measured against the stream rules.
The Ontario nomination, then your PR application to IRCC.
The OINP Before and After June 2026
| Before June 2026 | Now: Ontario Workforce Priority Stream | |
|---|---|---|
| Streams | Eight, including graduate and Express Entry streams | One open stream; three more expected |
| Job offer | Not needed for some streams, such as Master's, PhD and Human Capital Priorities | Needed for most applicants |
| Employer | Supported the candidate's application | Must register with the OINP before the candidate applies (since May 30, 2026) |
| Experience with employer | Varied by stream | Recent time in the job offer position, for example 6 consecutive months in the last 12, or 3 months for recent Ontario graduates |
| Old Expressions of Interest | Active | Closed; you must register again |
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s Ontario’s part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program. Ontario selects workers it needs and gives them a provincial nomination, which they use to apply to IRCC for permanent residence. People often call it the Ontario provincial nomination program or OINP. Ontario redesigned it in 2026, so older guides may be out of date.
Ontario removed its eight previous streams in June 2026 and launched the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Employers supporting a job offer must now register with the program first. Old Expressions of Interest were closed, so candidates need to register again. Ontario says more streams will launch in phases.
As of October 2026, mostly no. The Ontario Workforce Priority stream, the only open stream, is built around a job offer from an Ontario employer. The old no-job-offer routes, such as the Master’s and PhD graduate streams, have closed. Ontario may add other streams later, so check ontario.ca for updates.
Generally, workers with a full-time, permanent job offer from a registered Ontario employer, recent experience in that same position with that employer, and the required education and language levels. Recent Ontario graduates may need less experience. The exact rules depend on the job’s skill level, so check before you register.
Your employer must register in the OINP Employer Portal and submit an eligible job offer before you can apply. They also need to meet business requirements, such as minimum revenue, which Ontario lowered for some smaller employers in Northern and rural Ontario. We can walk your employer through the steps.
You register an Expression of Interest, and Ontario scores it using published factors that favour people already working and paying taxes in Ontario. Ontario then invites the highest-ranked candidates to apply. As of early October 2026, no invitation rounds had been held under the new stream yet.
Only if it’s issued through a stream linked to Express Entry. As of October 2026, Ontario’s Express Entry streams are closed, so most new nominees are likely to apply to IRCC outside Express Entry instead. This could change when Ontario launches its remaining streams.
You’ll pay Ontario’s application fee for your stream, plus IRCC’s PR fees once nominated. As of April 30, 2026, most economic PR applications have a $990 processing fee and a $600 Right of Permanent Residence Fee. Check ontario.ca for the current provincial fee. Our fee is agreed in writing.
Have an ontario job offer?
Working in Ontario and ready to stay? Book a 30-minute call and we’ll check your job offer against the new OINP rules.