Employer Job Offer: OINP in-demand Skills stream

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The OINP in-demand Skills stream nominates eligible foreign workers with a job offer in an in-demand skills job in Ontario. This stream belongs to the OINP Employer Job Offer pathway. 

The OINP or Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program nominates candidates through the following streams:

  • OINP for students with Ontario education: This includes the Master Graduate stream and the PhD Graduate stream. These pathways are for eligible graduates who have a master’s or a doctorate from a valid university in Ontario.
  • OINP Entrepreneur stream

Candidates can apply for Canada PR through the PNP pathway within 6 months of becoming provincial nominees and settle in the country permanently. 

This blog is a complete guide to the OINP In-Demand Skills Trade Stream

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The OINP In-demand Skills Stream: Overview

What is the OINP in-demand Skills stream?

The OINP in-demand skills stream invites applicants with a job offer in an in-demand occupation in the province of Ontario. These occupations are in specific sectors of construction, trucking, agriculture, or personal support services

Eligibility Requirements for OINP In-Demand Skills Stream

To be eligible for the OINP in-demand skills stream, you must meet the following conditions.

Eligibility Factors Mandatory Requirements for In-demand Skills Stream
Expression of Interest (EOI)You must have registered an OINP Expression of Interest and must have received an Invitation to Apply in the OINP draws.
Valid EmployerYou must get a job offer from a valid employer in Ontario. A valid employer: 

They must have a positive LMIA or demonstrate that they made reasonable efforts to hire Canadian citizens or permanent residents before offering employment to a foreign worker.

The business of the employer must be active for at least three years.

They must have no outstanding issues under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, or the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

If your job offer is in the GTA, the annual gross revenue of your employer must be $100000. On the other hand, if your job offer is outside the Greater Toronto Area, the gross revenue must be $500000.

Your employer must have hired at least three Canadian citizens or PRs if your job location is outside the GTA. If you will report to work in the Greater Toronto Area, the employer must have hired at least 5 Canadian citizens or permanent residents

They must provide an Employer form to you. You will be required to submit this form while uploading the documents for the OINP in-demand Skills stream.
Job OfferYou must have acquired a valid job offer from an eligible employer in Ontario. The offer must be in an eligible in-demand occupation in Ontario.

The employment must be permanent. A permanent job means there is no end date for the employment contract. Contractual jobs are ineligible for OINP.

The offer must be of full-time employment. This means 30 hours of paid work within a week. It is equal to 1560 hours of paid work in a year.

Your employment must not impact the job of anyone involved in a labor dispute.

The employment must pay you equal to or higher than the median salary of your occupation. For instance, if your occupation belongs to NOC code 44101, your job offer must pay you $19.00 or higher.  The median wage for any region in Ontario can be accessed from the Job Bank

The location of your job offer must be in Ontario.

The employment offer must be urgently required by the employer to keep the business running smoothly.
Work ExperiencePossess at least 9 months of paid and full-time work experience in the same NOC code in which you receive your job offer. 

This work experience must have been acquired within three years of applying to the OINP In-demand skills stream.

If the experience is in part-time work, it should be 15 hours of paid work per week, or 1200 hours of work in 18 months.
LicensureIf mandatory, you must have a license or authorization certification to be eligible for the OINP in-demand skills stream.
Language ProficiencyScore at least CLB 4 in all four areas of speaking, listening, writing, and reading. The OINP accepts CELPIP-G, PTE-Core, and IELTS tests for English proficiency, and TCF and TEF for French proficiency.
Academic ProficiencyMust have a Canadian high school diploma or its equivalent. In case you completed your secondary school education from outside Canada, you must provide an ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) report. The ECA report must not be older than 5 years. The ECA must be done by the following organizations:

Comparative Education Service (CES)
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada 
International Credential Evaluation Service
International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
World Education Services (WES)
Live in OntarioYou must settle in Ontario. The sole purpose of OINP is to attract and facilitate skilled immigrants to settle in the province and add to its economy. Thus you must be able to demonstrate that you will ultimately settle in Ontario. This can be assessed by:
Having proof of studying in Ontario
Working in Ontario 
Leasing or owning a property in Ontario
Having a social circle in the province
Work PermitIf you are applying for the OINP In-demand skills stream from Canada, you must have a valid work permit or study permit while applying.
Business OwnershipYou or your family members must not own any equity in your employer’s business. The only exception to this requirement is if you own the equity as a part of job remuneration. The equity thus earned must be less than 10%.

List of In-demand occupations eligible for OINP In-Demand Skills Stream

Below is the list of occupations along with their NOC codes and TEER levels that are eligible for the OINP in-demand skills stream throughout Ontario.

BOC 4 Jobs in education, law, and social community and government services.
NOC codesTEER levelsJob titles
441014Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
BOC 6 Jobs in Sales and services 
652025Meat cutters and fishmongers in retail and wholesale
BOC 7  Trades, transport and equipment operators
751105Construction trades helpers and laborers
BOC 8 Natural resources and agriculture
841204Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
851005Livestock laborers
851015Harvesting laborers
851035Nursery and greenhouse workers
BOC 9 Jobs in Manufacturing and utilities
941414Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

Below is the list of occupations that are eligible for the OINP in-demand skills stream only if the job location is outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This includes the city of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York, and Peel areas.

BOC 9 Jobs in Manufacturing and utilities
NOC codesTEER levelJob titles
941004Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
941054Metalworking and forging machine operators
941064Machining tool operators
941074Machine operators of other metal products
941104Chemical plant machine operators
941114Plastics processing machine operators
941244Woodworking machine operators
941324Industrial sewing machine operators
941404Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
942014Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
942044Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
942134Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
942194Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
951025Laborers in chemical products processing and utilities

EOI Scoring Factors for the In-Demand Skills Stream

Once you provide information while registering your OINP Expression of Interest, you will be scored out of 46 points based on the following factors:

  • Location of the job – 10 points
  • NOC code of your job offer – 10 points
  • Wages – 10 points
  • Availability of work permit – 10 points
  • Existing work experience with the employer – 03 points
  • Canadian work experience – 03 points

The scoring grid for the OINP in-demand skills stream is tabulated below.

Location of job 
Northern Ontario10 points
Areas outside the GTA08 points
Inside the GTA (excluding Toronto)03 points
Broad Occupational Category (BOC) of Your Job Offer
BOC 010 points
BOC 105 points
BOC 210 points
BOC 310 points
BOC 404 points
BOC 603 points
BOC 707 points
BOC 804 points
BOC 905 points
Salary per hour 
$40 or more10 points
$35-$39.9908 points
$30-$34.9907 points
$25-$29.0006 points
$20-$24.9905 points
Less than $200 points
Work Permit availability 
If you have a valid work permit10 points
No work permit0 points
Job Tenure with Job Offer
If you were already working for 6 months or more in the position for which you got a job offer.03 points
Working for less than 6 months in the same position of job offer00 points
Canadian Experience 
If you earned $40k annually03 points
If you earned less than $40 annually00 points
Total points available 46 points

Documents for OINP In-Demand Skills Stream

Keep the following documents ready before applying for the OINP In-Demand Skills Stream. 

  • A scanned copy of your passport photograph
  • Copy of the personal details page of your passport. Copies of all the pages of the passport that have Canadian visa stamps
  • Work Permit (if applicable)
  • Study Permit (if applicable)
  • Job Offer letter (not older than 6 months)
  • Pay slips if you are already working at the job offered
  • License or certificate (if applicable)
  • A positive LMIA
  • Work Experience reference letters
  • ECA report (valid for 5 years)
  • Language test results (valid for 2 years)
  • Resumé

All the documents must be uploaded either in English or French. If your documents are in any other language, they must be translated into one of the above languages by an authorized translator. 

Application Fee for OINP In-Demand Skills Stream

The non-refundable application fee for the Ontario In-Demand Skills Stream is $1,500 if the job offer is outside the GTA. However, if the job offer is within the GTA, the application fee is $2000 (CAD).

Processing time for In-Demand Skills Stream

The application process for the OINP In-Demand Skills stream takes up to 120 – 150 days. This does not include the time IRCC will take to process your PR visa application. Submitting a complete and updated application significantly improves the processing time. 

Steps for Provincial Nomination through the OINP in-demand Skills stream

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Getting your Canada PR through the OINP Employer Job Offer In-demand Skills stream includes the following steps.

  • Create and sign in to the Ontario account
  • Register an Expression of Interest (EOI)
  • Get a score out of 46, and receive an ITA in the OINP draws
  • Apply for the OINP in-demand skills stream and upload all the mandatory documents. You must apply within 14 days of getting the ITA.
  • Pay the program fee
  • Get the nomination certificate, nomination approval letter, and work permit support letter once your OINP application is approved
  • Apply to the IRCC for Canada PR through the PNP program within 6 months of receiving the provincial nomination.
  • Get the COPR once IRCC approves your PR application.

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