When applying to the PhD Graduate Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) you need to scan and upload copies of the following mandatory documents with your application:
Important: All documents are mandatory unless otherwise stated. Please do not include additional, non-mandatory documents as this will delay the processing of your application.
The Attestation Form must be completed, signed, and uploaded in the Required Documents section of the application. The Attestation Form should be signed on the same date that you submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) to the OINP.
You must upload a photograph of yourself with your application. The photograph must:
We will not accept a photograph:
You must scan and upload a copy of the personal details page of your passport and all pages that contain Canadian visas and entry stamps.
If you have included family members in your application, you need to also scan and upload copies of the personal details page from the passport of each dependent family member. A dependent family member can include your spouse or common law-partner, your children under the age of 22 and their children.
You must scan and upload copies of current and previous status documents given to you by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Documents may include:
If you currently have implied status, scan and upload a copy of either:
To show that you have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the last two years before you apply, you need to scan and upload documents with your full name and address in Ontario. These may include:
If your PhD degree has been granted, you must scan and upload a copy of:
If your PhD degree has not yet been granted, you must scan and upload a copy of:
If you have any other documentation to support your education, such as other university degrees, college diplomas or occupational certificates, include them with your application.
Based on how you select to meet the settlement fund requirement, you must scan and upload specific documents as follows.
Note: You can also choose a combination of any of the following options.
To show that you have available funds to meet or exceed the minimum necessary settlement fund requirement:
Please carefully check your financial documents and black out any credit card numbers so they are not visible. Failure to redact your documents will delay the processing of your application.
To show that you have current employment in Ontario to meet the settlement fund requirement, you must scan and upload copies of:
To show that you have a valid job offer from an Ontario employer to meet the settlement fund requirement, you must scan and upload a copy of:
You must scan and upload a copy of your most current resumé with your application.
The resumé should outline your current and past work experience, as well as your education and include your current residential address, email address and phone number.
To demonstrate your intention to reside in Ontario, you must list your established ties to Ontario. Ties to Ontario can include, but are not limited to, the following:
If you do not have ties to Ontario, you may provide a statement of intent that you wish to reside in Ontario.
Please carefully check your financial documents and black out any credit card numbers so they are not visible. Failure to redact your documents will delay the processing of your application.
If you are invited to apply, you will be required to scan and upload 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 stream criteria and provide the mandatory documents noted above. If you are claiming points for scoring factors in your expression of interest, you must upload the documents noted below.
If applicable, you must scan and upload copies of current and previous status documents given to you by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Documents may include:
T4 slips alone will not be accepted. You must have earned at least $40,000 in a single calendar year (as reflected on a single Notice of Assessment issued in the last five years) to receive points for this factor. Combined earnings over multiple calendar years will not be accepted.
If you completed your studies outside of Canada, you need to obtain an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report that proves your education is equivalent to a Canadian credential.
The assessment must be done by one of the following organizations, designated by IRCC.
Each organization charges a different fee and has different processing times. Please check the website of each ECA organization to choose the one that is best for you.
You must provide the OINP with an electronic copy of the ECA report when you submit your online application. The report cannot be more than five years old at the time you submit your application.
How to authorize the OINP to confirm your ECA results
We must be able to confirm your ECA results with the organization that completed it. This means you must authorize the organization to share the results with us (the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program) electronically.
It is not enough to authorize the organization to share the results of your assessment with IRCC for the purposes of your application to the OINP.
Do not request a duplicate paper copy from your ECA organization to be mailed out to the OINP.
Follow these steps to authorize the OINP to access your ECA results:
For the other organizations not listed above, no additional steps are required.
Please contact the ECA organization directly if you have any specific questions about the process for getting an ECA or how to authorize and share your ECA results with the OINP.
Credential must be for a post-secondary education credential from an eligible Canadian institution that takes at least one year to complete on a full-time basis.
Full-time study is determined by your college or university. Generally, it means a minimum of 15 hours of instruction per week during the academic year (two semesters), including any period of training in the workplace that is part of your studies.
Please ensure you remove/black out any credit card number(s) and/or social insurance numbers on all documents.