Ontario nominee stream · OINP-HCP
OINP Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream (Ontario)
Closed
Closed. This stream invited Express Entry candidates with skilled work experience and a connection to Ontario, without requiring a job offer.
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How it works
About the express entry human capital priorities stream
Ontario closed this stream on 25 June 2026 as part of the redesign that replaced all eight previous streams with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Expressions of interest that had not produced an invitation were withdrawn. If you were counting on this route, the replacement requires a job offer from an approved Ontario employer.
Source: the province's own page for this stream. Last checked September 18, 2026. Provinces change stream criteria without notice, so confirm the detail before you rely on it.
Programme
The Ontario programme right now
Ontario removed its eight previous streams on 25 June 2026 and replaced them with a single Ontario Workforce Priority stream. The programme's own landing page states that the new stream has launched and that all other streams are now closed. 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the old streams is closed, and profiles and job offers registered under them that had not produced an invitation were withdrawn.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, the Entrepreneur stream, and the three Express Entry streams (Human Capital Priorities, French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades). Several of the closed stream pages, the Entrepreneur one among them, no longer exist on ontario.ca and redirect to the Ontario government archives, so an old bookmark or a link from a third-party site will not show you current rules.
Official OINP page Official draw results
Checked against the province's own pages on September 18, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
Eligibility
Who can apply
| Language | CLB 7 or higher |
|---|---|
| Education | Bachelor's degree or higher |
| Work experience | 1 year |
| Express entry profile | Required |
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- Provincial nomineesThe provincial pool you are sitting in is not an applicationRegistering an expression of interest with a province is not applying for a nomination. What the pools are, and what an invitation actually starts.September 24, 2026
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