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.
Canadian work experience: 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
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
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
- 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.
