OINP has three different immigration categories for immigrants to apply for provincial nomination. These categories are:

Employer offer job category: This category is for temporary workers who have a valid job offer from an eligible employer of the province. There are three sub-categories:

• Foreign Worker Stream – For Immigrants with work experience in a skilled occupation;
• International Student Stream – For recent graduates from an eligible education institution of the province;
• In-Demand Skills Stream – This stream is for skilled workers in specifically targeted occupations such as agriculture, construction, trucking, and personal support workers; 

Human Capital Category: This category is an “enhanced” stream of Canada that allows the province to search for skilled candidates in the federal government’s express entry program. There are two streams under this OINP’s Human Capital category:

• International Graduates – To be eligible to apply under this category, recent graduates must apply within two years of getting their degree from an eligible educational institution of the province. There are two sub-streams:
  • Master Graduate Stream
  • Ph.D. Graduate Stream
• Ontario PNP’ Express Entry Stream – To be eligible to apply under this stream for a provincial nomination, candidates must have received an NOI – Notification of Interest from the province and have an up-to-date profile in the express entry program. There are three sub-streams under this stream:
  • French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream – This stream is for skilled immigrants who are proficient in the French language with the required work experience and education
  • Human Capital Priorities Stream – This stream is for skilled workers with the required work experience, education, language proficiency in either English or French
  • Skilled Trades Stream – This stream is for immigrants with work experience in the province in an eligible trade occupation 

Business Category: This category is for experienced entrepreneurs who want to start a new or buy an existing business in the province. There is only one stream under the business category – Entrepreneur Stream. Candidates whose applications are successfully processed get a temporary work permit support letter (based on your performance agreement) to set up a business in the province. If the investment and job creation agreements described in the performance agreement are respected, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to be nominated for permanent resident status in Canada.