⚠️ This stream is closed. The Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream described below closed on May 30, 2026 as part of the OINP redesign, and Ontario terminated its eight remaining nomination streams that same June — announced June 26, 2026, with the amendments in force June 25, 2026. No further invitations will be issued under the former streams. They have been replaced by the single Ontario Workforce Priority stream, whose expression of interest (EOI) portal opened on August 4, 2026. This post is kept online as a record of the former program. For what applies now, read Ontario Just Closed 8 PR Streams — What the New Workforce Priority Stream Means for Filipinos, or estimate your score with our Workforce Priority Stream points calculator.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (Closed May 30, 2026)
By Gin Aguilar
The Government of Ontario recently announced last August 27th that they are now accepting applications to the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream, which simply means that Ontario employers now have the ability to support foreign workers applying for a provincial nomination and permanent residence via a job offer in Ontario.
In order to be nominated for permanent residency by the Ontario government, applicants must ensure that all mandatory requirements are met prior to applying online. All the needed supporting documents must be on hand and ready for submission to OINP via the e-Filing Portal, including an Employer Form and job offer letter completed by the employer to prove that all eligibility requirements are met.
A Nomination Approval Letter and an OINP Certificate of Nomination will be sent out to you if you are successful in your application. Once you are nominated, your next step is to apply to the federal government through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). They make the final decision on who among the applicants becomes a permanent resident.
You may visit the Government of Ontario website for all other information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/oinp-employer-job-offer-foreign-worker-stream
For all your immigration matters you may visit JCA LAW Office located at 204-2323 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4P 2C9.
You may also send us an email at info@jcalaw.ca.
What replaced this stream
Ontario now runs a single nomination stream, the Ontario Workforce Priority stream, with three tracks:
- NOC TEER 0–3 — higher-skilled occupations, with a job offer from an Ontario employer
- NOC TEER 4–5 — lower-skilled occupations, with a job offer from an Ontario employer
- Self-employed physicians — no job offer required
Intake for the replacement stream is now open. Ontario opened the expression of interest (EOI) portal for the Ontario Workforce Priority stream on August 4, 2026. Employers can now submit job offers, and eligible candidates can now submit new EOIs, under the redesigned program. Any EOI or job offer registered under a former stream that had not produced an invitation to apply was withdrawn automatically while the platforms were rebuilt — those do not carry over, so a new EOI is required.
Official sources: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · 2026 OINP updates
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