Immigrate to Canada with Ontario Immigration

Ontario is a province that’s situated in Central Canada. The economic hub of Canada, Toronto, is situated in this province. So is Ottawa, the capital city of Canada.

Ontario Provincial Nominee Program has many pathways that help foreign nationals become Canada PR. As with the PNP programs of other provinces, the Ontario PNP program is designed to get skilled foreign workers. They are invited to the province to fill the labor shortages in the province as well as rope in experienced entrepreneurs and willing investors.

The following are the immigration categories operating in Ontario:

Ontario Human Capital

This category has immigration streams that aim for candidates fit to join the labor force in Ontario. Individuals who have educational or work experience in Ontario, having competitive profiles in Express Entry, and proficiency in English and French stand a chance to be invited from one of the following streams:

• French-Speaking Skilled Worker – Express Entry
• Human Capital Priorities – Express Entry
• Skilled Trades – Express Entry
• D. Graduate
• Masters Graduate

Ontario Business

This category is designed for rich entrepreneurs and corporations interested in making investments in businesses in Ontario. Entrepreneurs and corporations having proven track records of success can enter Ontario to set up new business projects in the province. With finding success in these business projects, the applicants who own and manage those businesses will get a nomination for Canada PR.

 

Ontario Employer Job Offer

The streams under this category of the Ontario immigrant nominee program give options for immigration to applicants holding valid job offers from Ontario employers. The employer and the occupation must satisfy certain conditions. The applicants need to also meet some requirements for eligibility which depends on their choice of immigration stream. These could be:

• Foreign Worker
• In-Demand Skills
• International Student with a Job Offer

 

OINP Immigration Updates 

 New requirement for OINP applications: Applicant Consent Form

From February 26th 2024,all OINP applicants must include an applicant consent to apply for the OINP program.The form must be correctly filled out, dated, signed by the primary applicant, applicant’s spouse and dependents (If applicable), and submitted along with the other documents. The Application Consent Form must be completed after receiving an NOI or ITA.

Note: Forms that are incomplete or have incorrect information will most likely get rejected and receive a refund of the fee.

 

OINP to accept PTE Core as an English Language proficiency Test!

From January 30, 2024 the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program is accepting PTE Core as an English language proficiency Test . Students who received a Notification of Interest (NOI) or an Invitation to Apply (ITA) before January 30, 2024, will remain unaffected by the latest changes.

The score equivalency chart between PTE and CLB scores is given in the table below:

CLB level	Listening	Reading	Speaking	Writing
10	89-90	88-90	89-90	90
9	82-88	78-87	84-88	88-89
8	71-81	69-77	76-83	79-87
7	60-70	60-68	68-75	69-78
6	50-59	51-59	59-67	60-68
5	39-49	42-50	51-58	51-59
4	28-38	33-41	42-50	41-50

 

 

PNP Draws in 2024

Provinces	Month	No. of draws	Total no. of Invitations
Ontario	March	5	8,509
Ontario	February	4	6,638
Ontario	January	8	8122

 

PNP Draws in 2023

Invitation Dates	Number of Invitations Issued	CRS score of candidates
December 14, 2023	2,359	473-480
December 05, 2023	2,437	34-43
October 30, 2023	2,133	42 -430
September 26, 2023	1,696	350-462
September 25, 2023	10	136 - 163
September 21, 2023	63	348-434
September 19, 2023	602	40 and above
September 7, 2023	300	308-434
August 30, 2023	772	44 and above
August 17, 2023	2084	473-516
August 16, 2023	751	473-495
August 15, 2023	2615	23 and above
August 3, 2023	2844	250-516
August 1, 2023	840	39 and above

 

Other PNPs

ALBERTA	MANITOBA	NEWBRUNSWICK	BRITISH COLUMBIA
NOVASCOTIA	ONTARIO	SASKATCHEWAN	DEPENDENT VISA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND	NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR	QUEBEC IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS	NORTHWEST TERRITORIES