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 |
Table of Contents
Invitations to apply issued in 2023 to date
- International Student stream – 1,526
- Masters Graduate stream – 1,444
- Foreign Worker stream – 1,330
- In-Demand Skills stream – 0
- PhD Graduate stream – 131
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