Ontario has its own immigration procedure under PNP which is called Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). In which the province of Ontario shortlist the candidates with skills required by the labour market. OINP has 3 main employee category namely:
- Employer job offer category
- Human capital category
- Business category
which are further classified into sub categories which are being discussed in this article. According to which category you fit best OINP will select you and put you into that category for the application of Permanent residence Visa.
Under the Employer Job offer Category their are
- Foreign worker stream - For immigrants having experience in a skilled occupation.
- International student stream - It is for foreign students who have graduated from an eligible institution of the province.
- In-Demand skills stream - this stream is for the occupations demanding human labour like trucking, agriculture and construction.
All these categories are for temporary workers having a valid job offer by the employer of the province.
Next on the list is the Human capital category which is a program that allows the province to select skilled candidates from the Express Entry pool. There are two categories under the Human capital category
- International graduates - For the foreign students who are graduated from a recognised institution of the province applies within 2 years of graduation. This can be further divided in two sub categories
- Master graduate stream
- Ph.D graduate stream
- Ontario PNP Express entry stream - In this candidate must receive an NOI (Notification of Interest) from the province and should have an updated profile in the express entry program. This has several categories such as
- French speaking skilled worker stream which supports french speaking skilled workers having acceptable work experience and education.
- Human capital priorities stream - this stream is for skilled workers having required work experience, education and language proficiency in English or French.
- Skilled Trades stream - This stream is for people with work experience in an eligible trades job.
- Business Category this category is for skilled entrepreneurs who are aiming to set up or buy an existing business in the province. Candidates whose profiles are processed get a valid work permit to run a business in the province and can apply for Permanent residence under this category.
OINP TECH DRAWS
OINP tech draws allows province to identify candidates under Human capital priorities stream. The province shortlists the candidate having technical skills listed below;
- Software engineers and designers
- Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- Computer engineers
- Web developers and designers
- Database analyst and data administrators
- Computer and information systems managers
The only requirements are that the candidate should
- Have technical skills
- Have work experience in any of the tech related occupation mentioned above.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO APPLY FOR OINP!
- Applicant must make sure that he/she should be eligible and meet all the criteria to apply under OINP.
- Applicant must select the stream to apply under and apply for the PNP online.
- You will then be able to get a provincial nomination and then, can apply for the Canada PR Visa.