OINP sectionsOverview
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
OINP changes, translated into checks you can verify.
Official rules, operational updates, evidence, scoring, and Job Bank wage context—kept separate from third-party reporting and from any claim that someone is eligible.
Last source-grounded official program update
August 4, 2026: Ontario opened the Workforce Priority EOI portal
Officially published
Can anyone register an EOI?
Current EOI status is withheld while monitoring is delayed.
What should I check next?
Applicant, pathway, employer, position, wage, and evidence requirements.
All core official sources last checked successfully
Result of the latest complete check
See the monitoring-delay notice above.
Official-source and allowlisted-news checks are scheduled twice daily at 00:00 and 12:00 UTC—approximately 7 or 8 a.m. and 7 or 8 p.m. Toronto time as daylight saving changes. They are not real-time; a change may take approximately 12 hours plus scheduling delay to appear.
Applicant meaning
What the latest program update means to check
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development has now opened the expression of interest (EOI) portal for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s new Ontario Workforce Priority stream.
Who should review it
- People checking the new Ontario Workforce Priority stream or waiting for the redesigned EOI system.
What to check next
- Identify the applicable pathway: TEER 0–3 or TEER 4–5 job-offer pathway, or the self-employed physician pathway.
- Check applicant requirements such as work experience or licensing, language, education, legal status, and intention to live in Ontario.
- For a job-offer pathway, confirm the employer, position, wage, and job-offer requirements separately.
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