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Ontario to nominate almost double number of immigrants this year

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Rajneesh Kumar
29 March, 2023

The Ontario has received the 2023- nomination allocation for its PNP, i.e. Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) from the federal government of Canada. The 2023 allocation of Ontario is 16,500 nominations, which is almost double the allocation it received last year (i.e. 9,750). Find out more.

Demand for the Ontario PNP continues to grow as the OINP issued its largest number of nominations in its history in 2022. The OINP met its full 2022 nomination allocation in December 2022 and this year the targeted of OINP is almost the double compare to last year.

Stream wise Ontario nominations issued in 2022

Ontario issued nominations under the following streams in 2022:

2022 OINP nominations by stream
Stream	Number of nominations

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	885
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream	159
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream	771
PhD Graduate stream	303
Masters Graduate stream	1,480
Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream	3,196
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream	2,370
Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream	583
Entrepreneur stream	3
Grand total	9,750

Also read- Ontario PNP Program, process and requirements

Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream and OINP- Express Entry Skilled Trades stream received most number of nominations in 2022. This year also these key streams are expected to get most number nominations.

OINP Notifications of interest issued in 2023 to date

Human Capital Priorities stream – 3,539
French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream – 615
Skilled Trades stream – 2,974

Top 20 invited Occupations by Ontario in 2022

The top 20 occupations nominated by the OINP in 2022 are as follows:

Top 20 occupations	Number of nominations

NOC 2173 - Software engineers and designers	729
NOC 7231 - Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	636
NOC 7237 - Welders and related machine operators	397
NOC 7246 - Telecommunications installation and repair workers	383
NOC 2174 - Computer programmers and interactive media developers	341
NOC 2172 - Database analysts and data administrators	301
NOC 124 - Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	292
NOC 213 - Computer and information systems managers	261
NOC 6332 - Bakers	260
NOC 1122 - Professional occupations in business management consulting	233
NOC 7311 - Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	191
NOC 601 - Corporate sales managers	187
NOC 2175 - Web designers and developers	167
NOC 7245 - Telecommunications line and cable workers	155
NOC 1121 - Human resources professionals	153
NOC 7271 - Carpenters	144
NOC 122 - Banking, credit and other investment managers	142
NOC 2171 - Information systems analysts and consultants	139
NOC 7305 - Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	138
NOC 631 - Restaurant and food service managers	124
All other occupations	4,377
Grand total	9,750

Ontario PNP is one of the best alternate to federal Express Entry immigration System of Canada. It invite, assess and nominate the candidates with relatively low Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) point score compare to federal Express Entry System.

Also read-

OINP- Skilled Trades Stream draw – Ontario invites 746 candidates

Manitoba issued 566 LAAs in two separate Immigration Draws on 23 March

Saskatchewan PNP invites 496 candidates in latest immigration draw

IRCC conducts all-program Express Entry draw to invite 7,000 candidates

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