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On March 23, 2020, the OINP released the 2019 OINP immigration report on its website. Below report is extracted from OINP website.

2019 OINP Results

Demand for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is strong. The province’s nomination allocation from the federal government was 6,650 in 2019.

The OINP met its full 2019 nomination allocation in November. In December, the federal government granted Ontario an additional 700 nominations, which were allocated before year end. In 2019, the OINP also nominated 41 applicants through the NOC C Pilot – a Federal-Provincial partnership to increase permanent resident pathways for in-demand lower-skilled workers with job offers. This brought the total number of nominations in 2019 to 7,391 principal applicants. Those applications included 6,340 spouses and dependents for a total of 13,731 new immigrants to Ontario.

Nominations were issued under the following streams:

As a result of the Tech Draws initiative launched in 2019, the OINP saw a high number of nominations in technology-related occupations. Approximately 33% of all nominations were to individuals citing work experience or a job offer in a high-tech occupation, including software engineers and designers, computer programmers, interactive media developers, IT systems analysts and technology consultants.

The program also surpassed its 5% target for francophone immigration, issuing 6.1% or 452 nominations to individuals with high French language proficiency. Most francophone applicants received nominations under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream and the Human Capital Priorities Stream.

In 2019, the program did not nominate any individuals through its Entrepreneur Stream; however, 7 applicants were in the last stage of the stream’s compliance monitoring process, living in Ontario on a work permit to establish their business. These seven Entrepreneur Stream candidates are anticipated to invest over 30 million dollars and hire 136 Ontarians as a result of establishing their businesses in Ontario.

Nominees in 2019 came from over 130 different countries with the highest number of nominations made to applicants from India and China.

In 2019, the OINP nominated individuals with job offers from almost 1,900 employers across every industry in Ontario. At least 35% of nominees already had a job offer in Ontario prior to nomination. More than 96% held a post-secondary degree, and at least 53% had high language skills (CLB 7 or above) in at least one of Canada’s official languages.

While the program’s aim is to be responsive to employer needs and to be available year-round, the OINP experienced substantial demand for its streams in 2019, far surpassing its annual nomination allocation. This led the OINP to pause intake for some of its most popular streams: the Masters Graduate Stream, Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream, and the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. Higher levels of interest in Ontario as a destination for prospective permanent residents was also reflected in the program’s Express Entry streams, leading the program to increase the CRS scores used to issue Notifications of Interests (NOIs) for the OINP’s Express Entry Streams relative to past years. 

The following table identifies the number of days in 2019 that each stream was open to intake:

The OINP is committed to being responsive to Ontario employers and to Ontario’s broader labour market needs in 2020 and beyond. This includes continuous improvements to program delivery, customer service, as well as incorporating stakeholder feedback to help address labour shortages in high-demand sectors. It is crucial that Ontario’s provincial nominee program grows significantly over the coming years in order to respond to employers’ most pressing labour market needs and support economic development and job creation in Ontario.

Learn more about all OINP programs: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-oinp

(Source: Ontario ONIP website)