Ontario to nominate over 18000 immigrants in 2025

The Ontario government is planning to double the intake of economic immigrants to the province with an aim to address the severe labour shortage crisis. So, in 2025, the province will be welcoming more than 18000 economic immigrants as compared to 9000 immigrants welcomed in 2021. Data shows that more than 300,000 jobs are remaining vacant in the province. Increasing the number of immigrants would allow the province to select more workers for filling the vacancies in skilled trades, technology and healthcare sectors.“…today’s announcement is a significant win for the people of Ontario and will help us control our economic destiny by selecting more of the skilled immigrants we know are well-placed to succeed and build stronger communities for all of us,” said Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development about the decision to increase Ontario’s immigrant intake. He also thanked federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser for making this possible. 

It was in April 2021, Minister McNaughton raised the demand to double the nomination allocation for Ontario. In 2022, Ontario reached its nomination allocation of 9750 immigrants, by welcoming 3,900 skilled trades workers, 2,200 software and IT workers, and nearly 100 nurses and personal support workers.

In 2023, Ontario will be nominating 16,500 immigrant candidates. In 2024, the number will be more than 17,000. 

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program or the OINP allows eligible skilled workers, entreprenuers and investors to settle in the province of Ontario. OINP has three categories under it, which are 

Ontario Human Capital stream 

The categories under Ontario Human Capital allow foreign workers with the skills, abilities and experience to join the province’s of labour force. These categories are:

• Human Capital Priorities – Express Entry
• French-Speaking Skilled Worker – Express Entry
• Skilled Trades – Express Entry
• Masters Graduate
• PhD Graduate

Ontario Employer Job Offer stream

To be eligible under this category, the candidate must have a job offer from an Ontario employer. The categories under the stream are:

• Foreign Worker
• International Student with a Job Offer
• In-Demand Skills

Ontario Entrepreneur Stream

Ontario Entrepreneur stream is exclusively for those candidates who want to invest and run business in the province.

Provincial Nominee Program has emerged as a significant pathway for potential immigrants to realise their dream of moving to Canada permanently. Do you wish to know more about Canada PNP immigration? Connect with CanApprove now!