OpenSkilled worker
Ontario Workforce Priority
Ontario's only open OINP stream since the June 2026 redesign, launched as phase 1 of a two-phase rebuild. It covers workers with a full-time permanent Ontario job offer in any NOC…
Ontario immigration programs
10 programs and streams, each summarized from its official source with the requirements that decide eligibility — and the date we last verified them.
ClosedSkilled worker
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker
Former OINP stream for foreign workers who already held a full-time permanent job offer from an Ontario employer in a skilled occupation. It was one of the three Employer Job Offer…
ClosedSkilled worker
Employer Job Offer: International Student
Former OINP stream for recent graduates of eligible Canadian institutions who held a full-time permanent job offer from an Ontario employer in a skilled occupation. It was selected…
ClosedSkilled worker
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills
Former OINP stream for workers with an Ontario job offer in specific in-demand occupations, largely in agriculture, construction, trucking and personal support work. It was the main OINP…
ClosedInternational graduates
Masters Graduate
Former OINP stream for people who had completed a master's degree at an eligible Ontario institution, notable because it did not require a job offer. Candidates registered an expression…
ClosedInternational graduates
PhD Graduate
Former OINP stream for doctoral graduates, and in some cases PhD candidates, of eligible Ontario institutions, which did not require a job offer. It ran through the expression of…
ClosedBusiness & entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Former OINP business stream for experienced entrepreneurs who wanted to start a new business or buy an existing one in Ontario and actively manage it. Candidates were selected from an…
ClosedSkilled worker
Human Capital Priorities
Former Express Entry-linked OINP stream through which Ontario searched the federal Express Entry pool and sent notifications of interest to candidates whose skills matched provincial…
ClosedSkilled worker
Skilled Trades
Former Express Entry-linked OINP stream for candidates in the federal pool whose recent skilled-trades work experience was gained in Ontario. Ontario issued notifications of interest to…
ClosedSkilled worker
French-Speaking Skilled Worker
Former Express Entry-linked OINP stream for French-speaking candidates in the federal Express Entry pool who also had a working level of English. Ontario selected candidates by…
Latest selection rounds
| Date | Stream | Invitations | Lowest score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker / International Student | 1,063 | 57 | Targeted draw for the Greater Toronto Area; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit and a GTA job offer. Last OINP invitation round published as of 2026-10-23; no invitations had been published under the new Ontario Workforce Priority stream. |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker / International Student / In-Demand Skills | 539 | 34 | Targeted draw for Eastern Ontario; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit and a job offer in Eastern Ontario. |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker / International Student / In-Demand Skills | 303 | 35 | Targeted draw for Northern Ontario; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit and a job offer in Northern Ontario. |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker / International Student / In-Demand Skills | 886 | 34 | Targeted draw for Southwestern Ontario; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit and a job offer in Southwestern Ontario. |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker / International Student / In-Demand Skills | 428 | 34 | Targeted draw for Central Ontario (excluding GTA); candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit and a job offer in Central Ontario excluding the GTA. |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Masters Graduate / PhD Graduate | 918 | 56 | Graduate streams draw; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit. Total is the sum of the two stream totals published by Ontario (674 + 244). |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills | 1,334 | 35 | Targeted draw for agriculture-related and other priority occupations; candidates residing in Canada with a valid work or study permit. |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker | 15 | 43 | Targeted draw for physicians. |