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Ontario Expands Immigration Nominee Program

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Ontario has announced changes to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) that will expand how many immigrants can be nominated through the program. OINP is a provincial economic program that allows employers to request that the province nominate foreign nationals for permanent residency.

The province has also increased the number of nominations it will provide in 2017 to 6,000.

Foreign nationals who want to work in Canada and employers can apply for a provincial nomination under several categories. 3 of these categories have recently been changed:

• Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream is a new category for skilled workers in the construction and agriculture industries.
• Employer Job Offer Stream is now easier for employers to apply under.
• Entrepreneur Stream has been changed to make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to invest in Canada and in Canadian businesses.

You can go to OINP’s website to learn how employers can use the nomination program and how foreign nationals can be considered through the program.

Learn more from Settlement.Org about how can you can apply to immigrate to Ontario.