The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has revealed how it will score candidates vying for nominations for Canadian permanent residence under its three new immigration pathways.<\/p>\n
The highest ranking candidates will be prioritized to be invited to apply for provincial nomination under the Ontario Workforce Priority Stream (OWPS).<\/p>\n
Those who are invited to apply will have the opportunity to obtain Canadian permanent residence through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Each job offer candidate under the OWPS will receive a score of up to 130 points, calculated as follows:<\/p>\n Work Region<\/p>\n Candidates are awarded up to 15 points according to where in Ontario they will be working:<\/p>\n \tRegionPointsRegion’s census divisions<\/p>\n \tNorthern Ontario15Muskoka, Haliburton, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury\/Grand Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora<\/p>\n \tEastern Ontario10Frontenac, Hastings, Kawartha Lakes, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Northumberland, Ottawa, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward, Renfrew, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry<\/p>\n \tCentral Ontario (outside GTA)10Dufferin, Grey, Simcoe, Waterloo and Wellington<\/p>\n \tSouthwestern Ontario10Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Essex, Haldimand-Norfolk, Hamilton, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Niagara, Oxford and Perth<\/p>\n \tOutside Toronto, within GTA5Durham, Halton, Peel and York<\/p>\n \tToronto0City of Toronto<\/p>\n Occupation skill level\u00a0<\/p>\n Candidates receive up to 9 points based on the skill level accorded to their occupation under the Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) framework in Canada’s National Occupation System (NOC).<\/p>\n \tNOC TEERPointsNOC TEER definition<\/p>\n \t09Management positions<\/p>\n \t19Jobs typically requiring a university degree<\/p>\n \t26Supervisory roles, or jobs typically requiring a college diploma or apprenticeship of at least 2 years<\/p>\n \t36Jobs typically requiring a college diploma or apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or requiring at least 6 months of on-the-job training<\/p>\n \t40Jobs typically requiring a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training<\/p>\n \t50Jobs typically requiring only short-term work demonstration<\/p>\n Compensation<\/p>\n Job offer candidates receive up to 15 points based on their rate of pay.<\/p>\n \tHourly wagePoints<\/p>\n \t\u2265 $4015<\/p>\n \t$35\u2013$39.9912<\/p>\n \t$30\u2013$34.9910<\/p>\n \t$25\u2013$29.998<\/p>\n \t$20\u2013$24.995<\/p>\n \t<$200<\/p>\n Occupational category<\/p>\n Candidates are awarded up to 10 points based on the nature of their occupation.<\/p>\n \tBroad cccupational categoryPointsBroad occupational category definition(s)<\/p>\n \t310Health<\/p>\n \t78Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations<\/p>\n \t26Natural and applied sciences and related occupations<\/p>\n \t0, 1, 4, 8, or 94Legislative and senior management; Business, finance and administration; Education, law and social, community and government services; Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations; Manufacturing and utilities<\/p>\n \t5 or 62Art, culture, recreation and sport; Sales and service<\/p>\n Ontario work experience<\/p>\n Candidates working at least six months in job offer position:<\/p>\n \tWork experience in job offer positionPoints<\/p>\n \t>24 months18<\/p>\n \t13\u201324 months15<\/p>\n \t6\u201312 months12<\/p>\n Other candidates:<\/p>\n \tWork experience in OntarioPoints<\/p>\n \t>24 months12<\/p>\n \t13\u201324 months9<\/p>\n \t6\u201312 months6<\/p>\n \t<6 months0<\/p>\n Canadian income tax history<\/p>\n \tHighest annual income within the past five yearsPoints<\/p>\n \t\u2265$70,0008<\/p>\n \t$50,000\u2013$69,9996<\/p>\n \t$30,000\u2013$49,9994<\/p>\n \t<$30,0000<\/p>\n Income is determined on the basis of a Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency.<\/p>\n Level of education<\/p>\n \tHighest level of educationPoints<\/p>\n \tDoctorate10<\/p>\n \tDegree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or optometry10<\/p>\n \tMaster’s degree8<\/p>\n \tUniversity certificate or diploma above the bachelor’s level6<\/p>\n \tBachelor’s degree or equivalent6<\/p>\n \tOntario College Graduate Certificate5<\/p>\n \tUniversity certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level5<\/p>\n \tCollege, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma5<\/p>\n \tApprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma5<\/p>\n \tLower than college or trade certificate 0<\/p>\n Canadian educational credentials<\/p>\n \tNumber of post-secondary Canadian credentials*Points<\/p>\n \tTwo or more10<\/p>\n \tOne5<\/p>\n \tNone0<\/p>\n *To count, a credential must be from an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution, and must be from a program that takes at least one year to complete on a full-time basis.<\/p>\n Highest official language proficiency<\/p>\n Candidates are awarded up to 15 points based on their level of proficiency in their highest scoring official language, across all four language abilities (speaking, listening, reading, and writing).<\/p>\n \tMinimum CLB score across all four language abilities in English or FrenchPoints<\/p>\n \t\u2265915<\/p>\n \t812<\/p>\n \t78<\/p>\n \t64<\/p>\n \t\u226450<\/p>\n Language scores are based on the completion of a government-approved official immigration language test completed within the past two years.<\/p>\n Official language bilingualism<\/p>\n Candidates can score up to 10 points for demonstrating at least an advanced intermediate level of proficiency across both official languages.<\/p>\n \tNumber of official languages with minimum score of CLB 6 across all four abilitiesPoints<\/p>\n \tBoth languages10<\/p>\n \tOne language5<\/p>\n Temporary resident status<\/p>\n Candidates can score up to 10 points for having a valid work permit.<\/p>\n \tTemporary resident statusPoints<\/p>\n \tWork permit10<\/p>\n \tStudy permit5<\/p>\n \tNeither0<\/p>\n Candidates with neither a valid work permit or study permit must still have legal immigration status in order to qualify for the OWPS.<\/p>\n Work experience for self-employed physicians<\/p>\n Self-employed physician candidates are not scored on the hourly wage factor, and are assessed using an alternate scoring method for Ontario Work Experience:<\/p>\n \tWork experience of cumulative medical practice in OntarioPoints<\/p>\n \t\u226524 months18<\/p>\n \t13\u201324 months15<\/p>\n \t6\u201312 months12<\/p>\n \t<6 months0<\/p>\n The above scoring criteria were published on the “Ontario Workforce Priority Stream” webpage<\/a>, which went live on the OINP website on July 20, 2026.<\/p>\n The new web page page also includes lists of eligible Ontario and Canadian postsecondary institutions applicable to the education requirements and education scoring.<\/p>\n The OINP also published a document checklist for OWPS applicants<\/a> on a separate web page on 20 July.<\/p>\n Pursuing permanent residence through the OWPS<\/p>\n The process of obtaining permanent residence through the OWPS would be as follows:<\/p>\n Create an eligible profile in the OINP online EOI system. To pursue a provincial nomination for permanent residence under the OWPS, a foreign national must qualify for one of its three pathways<\/a>, either as a worker with a job offer from an eligible Ontario employer<\/a>, or as a self-employed physician:<\/p>\n TEER 0\u20133 pathway\u00a0\u2013 higher-skilled occupations. To be considered for provincial nomination, an eligible foreign national must have an active expression of interest (EOI) in Ontario’s online system; in the case of job offer pathways, the employer must initiate creation of the EOI.<\/p>\n Ontario’s online EOI system is currently closed, but is expected to re-open later this summer, according to the OINP website.<\/p>\n Once the OINP re-opens its expression of interest system, it is expected to begin holding draws and inviting candidates to apply for provincial nomination.<\/p>\n OINP Overhaul<\/p>\n The OWPS is the only new provincial immigration stream for which Ontario has announced full eligibility criteria in the course of the province’s 2026 overhaul of provincial immigration programs.<\/p>\n Ontario retired all its old provincial immigration pathways<\/a> on May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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\nBe selected by the OINP, and receive an invitation to apply for provincial nomination.
\nSubmit to the OINP a complete application for provincial nomination
\nReceive a provincial nomination from the OINP.
\nApply to the federal government for permanent residence as a provincial nominee.
\nBe issued a confirmation of permanent residence (COPR) by the federal government, and then land as a permanent resident.<\/p>\n
\nTEER 4\u20135 pathway\u00a0\u2013 lower-skilled occupations.
\nSelf-employed physicians\u00a0\u2013 physicians eligible to bill through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).<\/p>\n