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Ontario PNP Sent 642 New Invites For PR – October 25

Today, Ontario PNP sent 642 invites for permanent residency (PR) under 3 different streams; Masters graduate stream, PhD graduate stream, foreign worker stream

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Today, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) commonly known as Ontario PNP sent 642 invites for permanent residency (PR) under 3 different streams; Masters Graduate Stream, PhD Graduate stream, and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream (EMPP).

This draw considered profiles created between October 25, 2021 – October 25, 2022. In 2022 so far a total of 3,165 invites have been sent under Masters Graduate stream and 445 under PhD graduate stream.

Check in later part of this article, list of eligible universities for OINP Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate Stream. Following are the official details of today’s draw:

StreamNumber of invitations issuedCut-off Score
Masters Graduate Stream53535 and above
PhD Graduate Stream10624 and above
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream (Targeted draw for EMPP candidates)1N/A
OINP Draw – October 25


Ontario Masters Stream Eligible Universities
  • 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
  • Guelph: University of Guelph
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Ottawa: University of Ottawa
  • University of St. Michael’s College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
  • Toronto: University of Toronto
  • University of Trinity College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
  • Waterloo: University of Waterloo
  • University of Windsor
  • Victoria University (Federated with the University of Toronto)
  • Western University
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • York University
Ontario PhD Stream Eligible Universities
  • 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

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