Ontario Immigrant Nominee(OINP)

Ontario's provincial nomination program is known as Opportunities Ontario (OO) and the following five categories of applicants may be nominated.

Employer-sponsored: employing five or more workers in the Greater Toronto Area with gross revenues of $1 million or more in the most recent fiscal year; or employing three or more workers in other areas with gross revenues of $500,000 or more in the most recent fiscal year.

Working Immigrants: Workers who have worked for a sponsored employer for at least two years and meet certain conditions.

Immigrant Investor: sponsored by at least a deputy minister of Ontario, at least $3 million, and solving the employment of at least five permanent residents or citizens of Canada.

Working Students: Students who have graduated in Canada and have an Offer from a sponsored employer.

Direct immigration from Ontario for Masters and PhD graduates.

The most popular Ontario PNP program, and the one with the highest number of applicants each year, is the Master's and PhD Graduate Direct Immigration. Master's and PhD students who have graduated or are about to graduate in Ontario can get a provincial nomination without having to find a job. Since its introduction, the program has attracted even more undergraduate graduates to choose Ontario to continue their education. The Master's and PhD graduate programs also require applicants to meet certain requirements, such as an IELTS G score of 7 (within 1 year of submitting the application), one year of residence in Ontario, and a certain deposit requirement.