Last Updated On 4 April 2023, 7:44 PM EDT (Toronto Time)

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program – OINP Draw today sent 889 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR) under 3 different streams.

752 invitations to apply (ITAs) are sent under the OINP Masters Graduate Stream. Applicants having a score of 52 and above qualified for this round of invitations.

Furthermore, 131 ITAs have been sent to applicants having a score of 48 and above under the OINP PhD Graduate stream.

6 skilled refugees under EMPP also received ITAs under the Foreign Worker Stream. There was no cutoff score for this category.

OINP considered the profiles created between November 22, 2022 – April 4, 2023 for all the three stream listed above.

Summary of the OINP Draw Today

Stream	Invitations	Score range
OINP Masters Graduate Stream	752	52 and above
OINP PhD Stream	131	48 and above
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream	6	N/A

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Invitations to apply issued in 2023 to date

How to Calculate Scores for OINP Masters Graduate and PhD Stream

Work or study permit

With valid work or study permit – 10 points
Without valid work or study permit – 0 points

Earnings history

Based on a Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency in the last five years.

$40k or more earnings in a year – 3 points
Less than $40k earnings in a year – 0 points

Highest level of education

Canadian credential or Educational Credential Assessment required.

PhD – 10 points
Masters – 8 points
Bachelors or equivalent – 6 points
College diploma or trade certificate – 5 points
Less than college or trade certificate – 0 points

Field of study

Canadian credential required.

STEM/Health (Engineering, Health, Math, Computer Science) and Trades (agriculture and natural resources operations and management, mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production) – 12 points
Business and administration, social, legal, education, behavioral science, personal, security and transport services, social work and related programs – 6 points
Arts and humanities, BHASE programs, n.e.c – 0 points

Canadian education experience

Credential must be for a degree or diploma program from a Canadian public institution that takes at least two years to complete on a full-time basis, or for a degree, diploma or certificate program from a Canadian public institution that takes at least one year to complete on a full-time basis and requires a degree as an admission requirement.

More than one Canadian credential – 10 points
One Canadian credential – 5 points

Language: Official language ability

CLB 9 or higher – 10 points
CLB 8 – 6 points
CLB 7 – 4 points
CLB 6 or lower – 0 points

Knowledge of official languages

2 Official Languages – 10 points
1 Official Language – 5 points

Regional immigration: location of study (where you physically attended classes)

Northern Ontario – 10 points
Other areas outside GTA (except Northern Ontario) – 8 points
Inside GTA (except Toronto) – 3 points
Toronto – 0 points
Credential was completed without physically attending (in-person) classes – 0 points

List of Universities For OINP Masters Stream

Algoma University
Brescia University College (Affiliated with the University of Western Ontario)
Brock University
Carleton University
Dominican University College
Huron University College (Affiliated with the University of Western Ontario)
King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Queen’s University
Royal Military College of Canada
Ryerson University
Saint Paul University (Federated with the University of Ottawa)
St. Jerome’s University (Federated with the University of Waterloo)
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ottawa
University of St. Michael’s College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
University of Toronto
University of Trinity College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Victoria University (Federated with the University of Toronto)
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University

List of Universities For OINP PhD Masters Stream

Brock University
Carleton University
Dominican University College
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Queen’s University
Royal Military College of Canada
Ryerson University
Saint Paul University (Federated with the University of Ottawa)
St. Jerome’s University (Federated with the University of Waterloo)
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ottawa
University of St. Michael’s College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
University of Toronto
University of Trinity College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Victoria University (Federated with the University of Toronto)
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant) licensed by CICC (formerly known as ICCRC) with member number R708618. He brings extensive knowledge of immigration law and new changes to rapidly evolving IRCC.