On August 11, 2022 Ontario PNP commonly known as Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) shared important data on 2021 OINP Results. OINP issued total of 9,000 nominations in 2021.

In 2021, the federal government granted 8,350 nominations. In addition, 250 further nominations were made through the NOC C Pilot, which is a National Occupational Classification-Level C. Furthermore, 400 nominations were granted as allocated by Federal government in addition to the initial allocation.

The OINP provided a large number of nominations for occupations related to technology. A high-tech employment offer or work experience was stated in almost 25% of all nominees, and examples include:

software engineers and designers
computer programmers
interactive media developers
IT systems analysts
technology consultants

Breakdown of the streams and invitations that were sent out in 2021.

Stream	Number of nominations
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream	1,240
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream	540
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream	1,705
PhD Graduate Stream	212
Masters Graduate stream	1,202
Ontario’s Express: Entry Skilled Trades stream	177
Ontario’s Express: Entry Human Capital Priorities stream	3,513
Ontario’s Express: Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream	410
Entrepreneur Stream	1
Grand total	9,000

OINP streams and invitations sent in 2021

The top 20 occupations nominated by the OINP in 2021 are below:

National Occupational Classification (NOC)	Occupations	Number of nominations
NOC 2173	Software engineersand designers	792
NOC 124	Advertising,marketing and public relations managers	482
NOC 1111	Financial auditorsand accountants	382
NOC 2174	Computer programmersand interactive media developers	374
NOC 6311	Food servicesupervisors	353
NOC 7511	Transport truckdrivers	325
NOC 2172	Database analystsand data administrators	319
NOC 1122	Professionaloccupations in business management consulting	267
NOC 601	Corporate salesmanagers	258
NOC 213	Computer andinformation systems managers	252
NOC 1121	Human resourcesprofessionals	186
NOC 122	Banking, credit andother investment managers	183
NOC 2175	Web designers anddevelopers	167
NOC 1112	Financial andinvestment analysts	164
NOC 1241	Administrativeassistants	148
NOC 2147	Computer engineers(except software engineers and designers)	133
NOC 1215	Supervisors, supplychain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations	122
NOC 6322	Cooks	118
NOC 114	Other administrativeservices managers	114
NOC 4163	Business developmentofficers, marketing researchers, consultants	103
All other occupations		3,758
Grand total		9,000

OINP – Top 20 NOCs Invited In 2021

There were more than 130 nationalities represented among the OINP nominees in 2021, with China and India receiving the most nominations. Below is country-wise list with number of nominations.

Country of birth	Number of nominations
India	4,332
China	1,736
Nigeria	438
Pakistan	211
Brazil	210
South Korea	139
Iran	116
Morocco	114
Philippines	108
Portugal	100
All other countries	1,496
Grand total	9,000

OINP 2021 – Country-Wise Invitations

The OINP nominated candidates in 2021 who had received job offers from over 2,200 employers in every industry. Before being nominated, at least 39% of the candidates already received an employment offer in Ontario.