New Ontario-OINP International Student Stream Changes 2024

Education

Highest level of education

Canadian credential or educational credential assessment is required.

• PhD: 10 points
• Masters: 8 points
• Bachelors or equivalent: 6 points
• Graduate diploma or certificate: 6 points
• Undergraduate diploma or certificate: 5 points
• Apprenticeship, trades certificate or diploma: 5 points
• College diploma or trade certificate: 5 points
• Less than college or trade certificate: 0 points

Employment and labour market factors

Job offer: NOC TEER category

• NOC TEER 0 or 1 – 10 Points
• NOC TEER 2 or 3 – 8 Points
• NOC TEER 4 – 0 Points
• NOC TEER 5 – 0 Points

Job offer:
NOC broad occupational category

• Occupational Category 0, 2, 3, or 10 points
• Occupational Category 7: 7 points
• Occupational Category 1, 9 – 5 points
• Occupational Category 4, 8 – 4 points
• Occupational Category 5, 6 – 3 points

Job offer: wage

• $40 per hour or higher: 10 points
• $35 to $39.99 per hour—8 points
• $30 to $34.99 per hour—7 points
• $25 to $29.99 per hour (6 points)
• $20 to $24.99 per hour—5 points
• Less than $20 per hour—0 points

Work or study permit status

• With valid work or study permit, 10 points
• Without valid work or study permit, 0 points

The work or study permit must confer legal status.

Job tenure with job offer employer

• 6 months or more working in job offer position: 3 points
• Less than 6 months working in job offer position or not currently working in position = 0 points

The work in the job offer position must have occurred within Ontario.

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

Field of study

Points are awarded based on the field of study of the eligible education credential being used for the OINP application.

• 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, behavioural science, personal, security and transport services, social work and related programs—6 points
• Arts and humanities, business, humanities, arts, social science and education (BHASE), programs and programs that are not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.): 0 points

Canadian education experience

A credential must be a post-secondary education credential from an eligible institution that takes at least one year to complete on a full-time basis.

• 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

Regionalization

Regional immigration: location of job offer

• Northern Ontario: 10 points
• Other areas outside GTA (except Northern Ontario): 8 points
• Inside GTA (except Toronto): 3 points
• Toronto: 0 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

Ontario

Colleges

• Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Centennial College
• Collège Boréal
• Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
• Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
• George Brown College
• Georgian College
• Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
• La Cité collégiale
• Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Michener Institute of Education at UHN
• Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
• St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
• St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology

Universities

• Algoma University
• Brock University
• Carleton University
• Lakehead University
• Laurentian University
• McMaster University
• Nipissing University
• Ontario College of Art and Design University
• Queen’s University
• Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
• Trent University
• University of Guelph
• Université de Hearst
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• University of Ottawa
• University of Sudbury
• University of Toronto
• University of Waterloo
• University of Windsor
• Western University
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• York University

Universities that offer Graduate Certificate of at least one year in duration

• Algoma University
• Trent University
• University of Windsor
• York University

Indigenous Institutes

• Six Nations Polytechnic

Alberta

Colleges

• Alberta College of Art and Design
• Banff Centre
• Bow Valley College
• Grande Prairie Regional College
• Keyano College
• Lakeland College
• Lethbridge College
• Medicine Hat College
• NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
• NorQuest College
• Northern Lakes College
• Olds College
• Portage College
• Red Deer College
• SAIT – Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Universities

• Athabasca University
• MacEwen University
• Mount Royal University
• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary
• University of Lethbridge

British Columbia

Colleges

• British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Camosun College
• College of New Caledonia
• College of the Rockies
• Douglas College
• Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Langara College
• Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
• North Island College
• Northern Lights College
• Northwest Community College
• Okanagan College
• Selkirk College – Castelgar Campus
• Vancouver Community College

Universities

• Capilano University
• Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
• Kwantlen University College
• Royal Roads University
• Simon Fraser University
• Thompson Rivers University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Northern British Columbia
• University of the Fraser Valley
• University of Victoria
• Vancouver Island University

Manitoba

Colleges

• Assiniboine Community College
• École technique et professionnelle
• Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
• Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology

Universities

• Brandon University
• University of Winnipeg
• Université de Saint-Boniface
• University College of the North
• University of Manitoba

New Brunswick

Colleges

• Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick
• Maritime College of Forest Technology
• New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
• New Brunswick Community College

Universities

• Mount Allison University
• St. Thomas University
• Université de Moncton
• University of New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Colleges

• Centre for Nursing Studies
• College of the North Atlantic
• Western Regional School of Nursing

Universities

• Memorial University of Newfoundland

Northwest Territories

Colleges

• Aurora College

Nova Scotia

Colleges

• Nova Scotia Community College

Universities

• Acadia University
• Atlantic School of Theology
• Cape Breton University
• Dalhousie University
• Mount Saint Vincent University
• Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University)
• Saint Mary’s University
• St. Francis Xavier University
• Université Sainte-Anne
• University of King’s College (Associated with Dalhousie University)

Nunavut

Colleges

• Nunavut Arctic College

Prince Edward Island

Colleges

• Collège de l’île
• Holland College

Universities

• University of Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Colleges

• Cégep André-Laurendeau
• Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
• Cégep d’Ahuntsic
• Cégep de Baie-Comeau
• Cégep de Bois-de-Boulogne
• Cégep de Chicoutimi
• Cégep de Drummondville
• Cégep de Granby Haute-Yamaska
• Cégep de Jonquière
• Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
• Cégep de l’Outaouais
• Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
• Cégep de la Pocatière
• Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon
• Cégep de Maisonneuve
• Cégep de Matane
• Cégep de Rimouski
• Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup
• Cégep de Rosemont
• Cégep de Saint-Félicien
• Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
• Cégep de Saint-Jérôme
• Cégep de Saint-Laurent
• Cégep de Sainte-Foy
• Cégep de Sept-Îles
• Cégep de Sherbrooke
• Cégep de Sorel-Tracy
• Cégep de Thetford
• Cégep de Trois-Rivières
• Cégep de Valleyfield
• Cégep de Victoriaville
• Cégep du Vieux Montréal
• Cégep Eduoard Montpetit
• Cégep Francois-Xavier Garneau
• Cégep Gérald-Godin
• Cégep John Abbott
• Cégep Lionel-Groulx
• Cégep Marie-Victorin
• Cégep Montmorency
• Cégep Limoilou
• Cégep régional de Lanaudière
• Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
• Cégep Vanier
• Cégep@distance
• Collège Ahuntsic
• Collège d’Alma
• Collège Dawson
• Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
• Collège de Maisonneuve
• Collège de Matane
• Collège de Rosemont
• Collège de Valleyfield
• Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
• Collège Gérald-Godin
• Collège Héritage
• Collège John Abbott
• Collège Lionel-Groulx
• Collège Montmorency
• Collège régional Champlain
• Collège Shawinigan
• Collège Vanier
• École nationale d’aérotechnique
• Service régional de l’admission des cégeps du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean
• Sources Adult and Career Centre

Universities

• Bishop’s University
• Concordia University
• École de technologie supérieure (Université du Québec)
• École nationale d’administration publique (Université du Québec)
• École Polytechnique de Montréal (affiliated with Université du Montréal)
• HEC Montréal (affiliated with Université du Montréal)
• Institut national de la recherche scientifique (Université du Québec)
• McGill University
• Télé-Université (TÉLUQ)
• Université de Montréal
• Université de Sherbrooke
• Université du Québec
• Université Laval

Saskatchewan

Colleges

• Carlton Trail Regional College
• Cumberland Regional College
• Great Plains College
• Lakehead College
• North West Regional College
• Northlands College
• Parkland College
• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic
• Southeast College

Universities

• Campion College (Federated with the University of Regina)
• First Nations University of Canada
• Luther College (Federated with the University of Regina)
• St. Thomas More College (Federated with the University of Saskatchewan)
• University of Regina
• University of Saskatchewan

Yukon Colleges

• Yukon College