Immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal government and provinces and territories.
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is the province’s economic immigration program. It operates alongside federal immigration programs, offering its own permanent residence pathways tailored to Ontario’s labour market needs. Through the OINP, Ontario nominates individuals for permanent residence who have the skills and experience to fill labour shortages in priority sectors such as healthcare.
Demand for the OINP remained strong in 2024. The program reached its full federal allocation of 21,500 nominations by December.
Nominations in 2024 were issued under the following streams:
| Stream | Number of nominations |
|---|---|
| Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker | 2,731 |
| Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream | 408 |
| Employer Job Offer: International Student stream | 3,283 |
| PhD Graduate stream | 446 |
| Masters Graduate stream | 3,810 |
| Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream | 4,101 |
| Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream | 6,330 |
| Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream | 300 |
| Entrepreneur stream | 91 |
| Grand total | 21,500 |
2024 OINP nominations by stream