Ontario PNP

One of Ontario's main Express Entry-aligned pathways. It allows Ontario to select candidates from the federal Express Entry pool who have the education, work experience, language ability, and occupational background Ontario is targeting. This stream may be used for targeted draws, including technology, healthcare, priority occupations, or other labour-market needs, depending on Ontario's current priorities. Strong for candidates with high human capital but no Ontario job offer.

• Active Express Entry profile
• Eligibility under FSW or CEC
• One year or more of qualifying skilled work experience
• Bachelor's degree, master's degree, PhD, or equivalent foreign credential with ECA
• Minimum CLB 7 in English or French
• Settlement funds, unless exempt
• Intention to live in Ontario
• Ontario Notification of Interest before applying

Allows Ontario to select French-speaking Express Entry candidates who also have sufficient English ability. Important for applicants who can prove strong French ability and want to settle in Ontario, including Ottawa, Toronto, and other Ontario communities.

• Active Express Entry profile
• Eligibility under FSW or CEC
• Minimum CLB 7 in French
• Minimum CLB 6 in English
• Skilled work experience
• Education credential and ECA, if educated outside Canada
• Settlement funds, unless exempt
• Intention to live in Ontario
• Ontario Notification of Interest before applying

For foreign workers with a permanent, full-time job offer from an Ontario employer in a skilled occupation. Does not require an Express Entry profile or CRS score. Employer-driven and depends heavily on the strength of the job offer and employer eligibility. Suitable for applicants with a real Ontario employer offer, especially in healthcare, construction, manufacturing, trades, engineering, professional services, and regional labour shortages.

• Permanent, full-time job offer in Ontario
• Job offer in a TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation
• Wage at or above the median wage for the occupation and region
• Employer must meet OINP eligibility requirements
• Position must be urgently necessary to the employer's business
• Applicant must have relevant work experience, licence, or authorization where required
• Intention to live in Ontario

For recent graduates from eligible Canadian institutions who have a permanent, full-time job offer from an Ontario employer. Often useful for PGWP holders who studied in Canada and secured a qualifying Ontario job offer but may not have a high enough CRS for Express Entry.

• Eligible Canadian post-secondary credential
• Permanent, full-time Ontario job offer
• Job offer in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3
• Wage must meet program requirements
• Employer must meet OINP eligibility requirements
• Application within the required time after graduation
• Intention to live in Ontario

For foreign workers with a job offer in specific in-demand occupations in Ontario. Ontario confirms this stream is for foreign workers with job offers in selected in-demand occupations in sectors such as agriculture, construction, personal support work, and other specific occupations. Open to workers inside and outside Canada.

• Permanent, full-time Ontario job offer
• Job offer in an eligible in-demand NOC
• Wage at or above the median wage for the occupation and region
• At least 9 months of qualifying Ontario work experience in the same NOC as the job offer
• Minimum CLB 4 in English or French
• Minimum Canadian secondary school education or foreign equivalent with ECA
• Licence or authorization, if required
• Intention to live in Ontario

For graduates who completed a master's degree from an eligible Ontario university. A job offer is not required. Competitive and invitation-based; in 2026 Ontario issued targeted Masters Graduate invitations and required invited candidates to submit within a short deadline.

• Master's degree from an eligible Ontario university
• Completed at least one academic year of full-time study
• Minimum CLB 7 in English or French
• Legal status in Canada, if applying from inside Canada
• Settlement funds
• Residence-history requirement connected to Ontario
• Intention to live and work in Ontario
• EOI registration and invitation before applying

For applicants who completed a PhD from an eligible Ontario university. A job offer is not required. Attractive because it does not require an employer job offer, but remains invitation-based and subject to Ontario's annual nomination allocation.

• PhD completed at an eligible Ontario university
• At least two years of PhD studies completed while legally living and studying in Ontario
• Application within the required period after completing the degree
• Settlement funds
• Legal status in Canada, if applying from inside Canada
• Intention to live and work in Ontario
• EOI registration and invitation before applying

Ontario's REDI pilot is an important regional initiative connected to Employer Job Offer streams. In 2026, Ontario issued invitations to candidates under REDI through Employer Job Offer streams for selected regions and occupations - for example, invitations for candidates with job offers in areas such as Lanark or Leeds and Grenville.

• The applicant has a qualifying job offer in a participating region
• The employer is properly registered and eligible
• The occupation matches Ontario's targeted draw criteria
• The candidate is already in Canada with valid temporary status, where required by the draw