The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has reached its 2022 nomination quota as of December 22, 2022. Most of the invites went to Skilled Trades Occupations.

Federal Government allocated 9,750 nominations for OINP across all streams for the year of 2022. In an update on December 22, OINP posted that they have issued all the allotted 9,750 nominations for 2022.

The province’s allotment for 2021 was 8,350, with an extra 250 nominations for temporary foreign workers in intermediate skilled occupations (NOC C).

As per OINP update, new applications, as well as applications previously submitted to the OINP, will be accepted and reviewed under the program’s nomination allocation for 2023.

OINP has 5 major streams which eligible candidates can directly apply via Expression Of Interest (EOI). A score is assigned to the profile and a draw is announced with cut off score sending Invitations to Apply (ITA).

Additionally, there are 3 major streams under which OINP invites Express Entry profiles sending them Notification of Interest (NOI) based on Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.

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Full summary of 2022 Invitations to Apply and Notification of Interests

2022 Invitations To Apply (ITAs)

OINP stream	Number of ITAs	Minimum & Maximum Scores range for 2022
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	1,534	General Draw: 38 and above Skilled Trades: 23 and above
Employer Job Offer: International Student	1,812	General Draw: 59 and above Skilled Trades: 42 and above
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills	523	General Draw: 24 and above Targeted draw for healthcare, manufacture, select skilled trades: 11 and above
Masters Graduate	3,890	33 and above
PhD Graduate	445	16 and above

2022 Notification of Interests (NOIs)

OINP stream	Number of ITAs	CRS Score Minimum & Maximum Range
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities	4,012	Tech Draw: 463 and above Priority Occupations: 455 – 600
Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades	7,506	General Draw: 266 and above Targeted Draw: 310 and above
Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker	1,539	General Draw: 460-467 Targeted Draw: 326 and above

OINP Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream: Here Is Full Eligibility

OINP Stream-Wise Processing Times

OINP stream	Estimated processing time
Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker	70 – 100 days
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities	70 – 100 days
Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades	70 – 100 days
Masters Graduate	90 – 120 days
PhD Graduate	90 – 120 days
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	90 -120 days
Employer Job Offer: International Student	90 -120 days
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills	90 -120 days
Entrepreneur	Expression of Interest (EOI) Assessment: Less than 30 daysApplications: Depends on application complexity