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Provincial Nominee Program

Ontario Provincial Nominee Program

Ontario is the only province that rebuilt its nominee program from scratch this year. Everything now runs through one employer-driven stream, and a job offer from an approved Ontario employer is the entry ticket. There is no longer any route for graduates, for Express Entry candidates without a job offer, or for people with in-demand skills alone.

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Streams currently listed
1
Usable from outside Canada
1
Cities covered
6
Occupations in demand
28

Status

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program right now

Being restructuredOntario Immigrant Nominee Program

Ontario removed its eight previous streams on 25 June 2026 and replaced them with a single Ontario Workforce Priority stream. The expression of interest system for the old streams is closed, and profiles and job offers registered under them that had not produced an invitation were withdrawn. The province describes this as the first of two phases, so more change is expected.

The streams closed on 25 June 2026 were: Employer Job Offer (Foreign Worker, In-Demand Skills and International Student), Master's Graduate, PhD Graduate, and the three Express Entry streams (Human Capital Priorities, French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades).

Official OINP page Official draw results

Checked against the province's own pages on September 11, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.

Streams

Streams you can use from outside Canada

Streams

Closed streams people still search for

Cities

Cities in Ontario

Occupations

Occupations in demand in Ontario

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