Ontario is opening immigrant nominee program OINP to 13 new types of in-demand workers
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As part of the province’s changes to solve skilled labour shortages outside the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario is opening the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to 13 new types of in-demand workers.
The new occupations include mechanical assemblers and inspectors, metalworking and forging machine operators, plastics processing machine operators, and industrial sewing machine operators.
“These changes will help build the province’s economy, and aid the recovery by spurring economic growth,” said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training, and Skills Development. “Employers need to fill the skilled labour gap to maintain jobs for all.”
Another change will see the province drop its requirement on immigrants to demonstrate settlement funds where they already have a permanent, full-time job offer. Settlement funds are how applicants show they have enough money to settle in Ontario.
“We’re trying to make the system as easy on applicants as possible,” said McNaughton. “If you’re coming to Ontario with a permanent job offer, that’s a good enough guarantee for us.”
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program attracts people from around the world who can contribute to Ontario’s labour market and economic development. The program provides businesses with a way to meet specific labour needs that can’t be filled domestically due to skill and labour shortages and complements the Ministry’s work to re-train and re-skill domestic workers.
Accepted applicants are nominated to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for permanent resident status in Canada.
An aging demographic and youth moving to urban centres have made finding workers increasingly difficult for employers in smaller and rural communities. The changes apply outside the Greater Toronto area, where the need for skilled labour in manufacturing is most acute, and employers and municipalities have sought assistance.
These newly added jobs will help employers in communities like those participating in the province’s regional immigration pilot. Through the pilot, Ontario is providing additional assistance to employers in three regions in need of skilled labour: Chatham-Kent, the cities of Belleville and Quinte West, and the City of Cornwall. The pilot reserves 150 spaces in the OINP over the next two years to help fill local labour shortages and support economic growth by spreading awareness of the program.
The In-Demand Skills stream began accepting applications under the newly-added occupations on July 6, and the OINP opened the intake under the regional immigration plot on July 9.
Quick facts:
Applicants to OINP’s ‘In-Demand Skills Stream’ typically have status in Canada at the time of application. Over 95 per cent of all applicants have valid temporary work permits. There were 7,350 successful applicants to Ontario’s immigrant nominee program in 2019.
The additional 13 occupations are:
9411 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
9416 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
9417 – Machining tool operators
9418 – Other metal products machine operators
9421 – Chemical plant machine operators
9422 – Plastics processing machine operators
9437 – Woodworking machine operators
9446 – Industrial sewing machine operators
9461 – Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing
9523 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
9526 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
9536 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
9537 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
The In-Demand Skills stream began accepting applications under the newly-added occupations on July 6. To learn more about how to qualify for the OINP under the In-Demand Skills stream, visit Ontario is opening immigrant nominee program OINP to 13 new types of in-demand workers
As part of the province’s changes to solve skilled labour shortages outside the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario is opening the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to 13 new types of in-demand workers.
The new occupations include mechanical assemblers and inspectors, metalworking and forging machine operators, plastics processing machine operators, and industrial sewing machine operators.
“These changes will help build the province’s economy, and aid the recovery by spurring economic growth,” said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training, and Skills Development. “Employers need to fill the skilled labour gap to maintain jobs for all.”
Another change will see the province drop its requirement on immigrants to demonstrate settlement funds where they already have a permanent, full-time job offer. Settlement funds are how applicants show they have enough money to settle in Ontario.
“We’re trying to make the system as easy on applicants as possible,” said McNaughton. “If you’re coming to Ontario with a permanent job offer, that’s a good enough guarantee for us.”
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program attracts people from around the world who can contribute to Ontario’s labour market and economic development. The program provides businesses with a way to meet specific labour needs that can’t be filled domestically due to skill and labour shortages and complements the Ministry’s work to re-train and re-skill domestic workers.
Accepted applicants are nominated to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for permanent resident status in Canada.
An aging demographic and youth moving to urban centres have made finding workers increasingly difficult for employers in smaller and rural communities. The changes apply outside the Greater Toronto area, where the need for skilled labour in manufacturing is most acute, and employers and municipalities have sought assistance.
These newly added jobs will help employers in communities like those participating in the province’s regional immigration pilot. Through the pilot, Ontario is providing additional assistance to employers in three regions in need of skilled labour: Chatham-Kent, the cities of Belleville and Quinte West, and the City of Cornwall. The pilot reserves 150 spaces in the OINP over the next two years to help fill local labour shortages and support economic growth by spreading awareness of the program.
The In-Demand Skills stream began accepting applications under the newly-added occupations on July 6, and the OINP opened the intake under the regional immigration plot on July 9.
Quick facts:
Applicants to OINP’s ‘In-Demand Skills Stream’ typically have status in Canada at the time of application. Over 95 per cent of all applicants have valid temporary work permits. There were 7,350 successful applicants to Ontario’s immigrant nominee program in 2019.
The additional 13 occupations are:
9411 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
9416 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
9417 – Machining tool operators
9418 – Other metal products machine operators
9421 – Chemical plant machine operators
9422 – Plastics processing machine operators
9437 – Woodworking machine operators
9446 – Industrial sewing machine operators
9461 – Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing
9523 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
9526 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
9536 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
9537 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
The In-Demand Skills stream began accepting applications under the newly-added occupations on July 6. To learn more about how to qualify for the OINP under the In-Demand Skills stream, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/oinp-employer-job-offer-demand-skills-stream