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.
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 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 |
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