The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer streams allow Ontario employers to recruit and retain foreign workers for full-time, permanent positions in skilled occupations.
The OINP Employer Job Offer streams provide pathways for employers in Ontario to nominate foreign workers and international students for permanent residence by offering full-time, permanent jobs in eligible occupations. There are three streams: Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills, each with specific eligibility criteria. Employers must meet business, revenue, employee, and recruitment requirements. A new Employer Portal launched on July 2, 2025, facilitates application submissions.
- The OINP Employer Job Offer streams enable Ontario employers to recruit foreign workers for full-time, permanent skilled positions.
- Streams include Foreign Worker (TEER 0-3 skilled occupations), International Student (TEER 0-3 skilled occupations with recent Canadian education), and In-Demand Skills (TEER 4-5 eligible occupations).
- Employers must meet eligibility criteria including business operation for 3+ years, revenue thresholds ($1M GTA, $500K outside GTA), and minimum full-time Canadian citizen or PR employees (5 in GTA, 3 outside GTA).
- Reasonable domestic recruitment efforts are required unless the applicant has a valid Ontario work permit or positive LMIA; recruitment by immigration representatives is not accepted.
- Job offers must be full-time (minimum 30 hours/week, 1560 hours/year), permanent, urgently necessary to the business, and not affect labour disputes.
- Eligible occupations vary by stream and are defined by TEER categories and specific NOC codes for In-Demand Skills.
- A new Employer Portal was introduced on July 2, 2025, for submitting applications and managing job offers under the Employer Job Offer streams.
- Introduction of a new Employer Portal on July 2, 2025, for application submissions under the Employer Job Offer streams.
- Ontario employers seeking to nominate foreign workers or international students for permanent residence under the OINP Employer Job Offer streams.
- Foreign workers and international students with job offers in eligible skilled occupations in Ontario.
- Employers must register in the Employer Portal, create a job offer, appoint a representative if applicable, and submit the application with supporting documents.
- Employers must demonstrate meeting all eligibility criteria and recruitment efforts before submitting applications.
- July 2, 2025: Launch of the new Employer Portal for OINP Employer Job Offer streams.
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