OINP Employer Job Offer: International Student stream
Important: you must have completed your degree, diploma or certificate before you submit your application.
Employer requirements
Please refer to section 4 of Ontario Regulation 422/17 and the Employer Guide for more details on each requirement.
1. General requirements
To qualify under the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream, your employer must:
- have been in active business for at least three years prior to submitting your application
- have business premises in Ontario where you will work
- have no outstanding orders made against them under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 or the Occupational Health and Safety Act
2. Revenue requirements
Your employer’s business must meet one of the relevant revenue requirement for the most recently completed fiscal year (the year used for tax or accounting purposes):
- a minimum of $1,000,000 in total gross annual revenue if you will work or report to work at a location in the Greater Toronto Area (City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions) or
- a minimum of $500,000 in total gross annual revenue if you will work or report to work at a location outside the Greater Toronto Area
Meaning of report to work
In cases where the applicant will work at more than one location, the location where the applicant will report to work means either:
- the location where the applicant’s immediate supervisor or manager works, or
- the location of the administrative office where the applicant will receive work assignments
3. Full-time employee requirements
Your employer’s business must have at the time of application submission one of the following:
- at least five full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who work at the location where you will work, or will report to work, if you will work or report to work at a location in the Greater Toronto Area (City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions) or
- at least three full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who work at the location where you will work, or will report to work, if you will work or report to work at a location outside the Greater Toronto Area
Meaning of full-time employee
A full-time employee is an employee who has worked a minimum of 30 hours per week.
4. Employer Form
Your employer must make an application for approval of an employment position by filling out and signing an Employer Form.
Your employer then must give you the form so you can scan and upload it with your application.
When we assess your application, we may need additional supporting documents from your employer to validate information included in the Employer Form. Please read the Employer Checklist for a list of possible documents that may be requested.
Scoring factors
Once you register an expression of interest under this stream you will be assigned points based on the following factors.
If you are invited to apply, you will be required to submit specific documents to support each scoring factor for which you received points. Scoring factors are not the same as stream criteria. You must meet all criteria for this stream and provide the mandatory documents with your application. Refer to the document checklist for the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream.
Employment / 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, – 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
Education
Highest level of education
Canadian credential or Educational Credential Assessment required.
- PhD – 10 points
- Masters – 8 points
- Bachelors or equivalent – 6 points
- College diploma or trade certificate – 5 points
- Less than college or trade certificate – 0 points
Field of study
Canadian credential required.
- 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, behavioral science, personal, security and transport services, social work and related programs – 6 points
- Arts and humanities, BHASE programs, n.e.c – 0 points
Canadian education experience
Credential must be for a degree or diploma program from a Canadian public institution that takes at least two years to complete on a full-time basis, or for a degree, diploma or certificate program from a Canadian public institution that takes at least one year to complete on a full-time basis and requires a degree as an admission requirement.
- 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
For Regionalization scoring factors, the regions are defined as follows:
- Northern Ontario – includes the following Census Divisions: Muskoka Haliburton, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora
- Other areas outside of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), except Northern Ontario – includes all Ontario regions except those listed as part of Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area and Northern Ontario
- Greater Toronto Area (except Toronto) – includes the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York
- Toronto – includes the City of Toronto
If you are nominated under this stream
If your application is successful, you will receive the following by email:
- a nomination approval letter
- a work permit support letter (if applicable)
- a nomination certificate
Once you have the necessary documentation, you must apply to IRCC for a work permit (if applicable) and permanent residence. Please note, a nomination from the OINP under this stream is subject to the following conditions and/or restrictions:
- You must continue to demonstrate on a reasonable basis an intention to reside in Ontario.
- You must be employed in the approved employment position as of the date of your nomination, if you are already working for the employer.
- You must apply for a work permit within six months and begin working in the approved employment position within ten months from the date of your nomination, if you are not already working for the employer.
- If you have not begun working in the approved employment position within ten (10) months from the date of your nomination you must inform the OINP immediately in writing at ontarionominee@ontario.ca.
- You must continue to be employed in the approved employment position during the nomination period (i.e. until you receive permanent residence). This means that your terms of employment must remain consistent throughout the nomination period. This includes your:
- employer
- position title and duties
- wage
- hours of work
- work location
- You must notify the OINP immediately in writing if there is a change in the nature of your employment, including any of the above terms of employment by contacting the OINP at ontarionominee@ontario.ca.
Eligible Canadian Colleges and Universities
Ontario
Colleges
- Algonquin College
- Cambrian College
- Canadore College
- Centennial College
- Collège Boréal
- Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- Confederation College
- Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Fleming College (Peterborough)
- George Brown College
- Georgian College
- Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- La Cité
- 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 Canada
- Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Sault College
- Seneca College
- Sheridan College
- St. Clair College
- St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology
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 and Design University
- Queen’s University
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
- Ryerson University
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly 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 Hearst
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- University of St. Michael’s College (Federated with the University of Toronto)
- University of Sudbury
- 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
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
