Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is an economic immigration program designed to help Ontario meet its labour market and economic development priorities. The program allows Ontario to nominate, for permanent residence, individuals who have the skills and experience to contribute to Ontario’s economy, and assists employers in recruiting and retaining foreign workers.
The OINP is operated by the province of Ontario in partnership with the federal government through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The OINP assesses applications and nominates candidates for permanent residence. Individuals nominated by the OINP can then apply for permanent residence through IRCC. IRCC makes the final decision on each application and issues permanent resident visas to successful applicants.
Once they are recruited by an employer, individuals who meet all of the OINP requirements may be nominated by the province for permanent residence as Provincial Nominees. Individuals applying in the International Students: Masters Graduate or PhD Graduates Stream can apply directly to OINP.
Regional Immigration Pilot
The City of Cornwall is part of a two-year Regional Immigration Pilot project that will begin in early 2020. If you qualify for any of the OINP Employer Job Offer streams and your full-time job offer is from an employer located within the eligible region for Cornwall, then you may qualify for the pilot. Click on the following link to download an info sheet on the Pilot:
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Nominated individuals must then apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC then performs important admissibility checks for health and security in order to grant permanent residence to applicants. Nominees can also apply to IRCC for a temporary work permit while their permanent residence application is being processed.
Applying for immigration can seem complicated when both the Provincial and Federal Governments play a role in the process. To learn more, please visit the following website: