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Ontario Employer Job Offer – International Student Stream (OIS)

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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

This stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program gives international students with a job offer in a skilled occupation at TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC), the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Ontario.

This stream is operated under an expression of interest system. You can only apply if you first register an expression of interest (EOI) and are issued an invitation to apply.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements must be met if you are applying to Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream:

1- Job Offer Requirement

At the time of your application and at the time the OINP assesses your application for nomination, you must have a bona fide full-time job offer from an Ontario employer in an eligible occupation. Your job offer must be full-time (at least 30 hours per week) and permanent (meaning job has no end date).

The job offered must be in a skilled occupation at TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) (➨Appendix 1).

To qualify under the International Student Stream, your Ontario employer must:

have been in active business for at least three years prior to submitting your application
have a minimum of $1,000,000 gross annual revenue in a location inside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) or $500,000 outside GTA
have a minimum 5 full-time employees who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents in a location inside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) or 3 full-time employees outside GTA

2- Education in Canada

You must have received from an eligible Canadian or Ontario institution (➨immilib.com/OIS-Institutes):

An undergraduate degree or diploma from an eligible Canadian institution that takes at least two (2) years to complete if you study on a full-time basis
a graduate degree or diploma from an eligible Canadian institution that takes at least one (1) year to complete if you study on a full-time basis.
a college graduate certificate from an eligible Ontario institution that takes at least one (1) year to complete if you study on a full-time basis
a university graduate certificate from an eligible Ontario institution that takes at least one (1) year to complete if you study on a full-time basis

You must also have completed more than half of your studies while living and studying in Canada.

Some programs of study offered by eligible institutions may not meet the eligibility criteria. You must ensure that your specific program meets the relevant requirements.

3- Valid licence or other authorization (if applicable)

If your job offer is for a regulated occupation, you must hold a valid licence or authorization from the appropriate regulatory body in Ontario when you apply.

4- Legal Status in Canada (if applicable)

If you are applying from within Canada, you must have legal status (a visitor record, study permit, or work permit) at the time you apply and should maintain that status until the time of nomination.

5- Ineligibility

You are not eligible to apply under the Ontario Job Offer: International Student Stream if you are

A self-employed professional (i.e. physicians) where there is no legal employer-employee relationship.
a refugee claimant in Canada, a failed refugee claimant, had a removal order, are prohibited from entering or being in Canada, do not have status in Canada or are living illegally in your country of residence.

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CALCULATE YOUR SCORE

If you meet all above minimum requirement, then OINP will rank you in the selection pool, either on a general basis (rank all candidates who registered an expression of interest) or on a targeted basis (rank only those candidates who have one or more targeted labour market or human capital attributes) and invite the highest ranking candidates to apply (➨immilib.com/OIS-Grid).

Selection Factor	Maximum Points
Factor 1: Job Offer	30
Factor 2: Canadian Work Experience	16
Factor 3: Education	32
Factor 4: Language Ability	20
Factor 5: Location of Job Offer / Study	20
Selection Pass Mark	Varies *
Maximum Points Total	118
*For latest draws go to (➨immilib.com/OIS-Draws)

Factor 1: Job Offer

You’ll get points based on the job offered by Ontario employer identified by Canada’s National Occupation Classification (NOC) (➨Appendix 1).

Job Offer TEER Category (2nd digit of NOC)	Points
TEER 1	10
TEER 2 or 3	8
TEER 4 or 5	0

Broad Occupational Category (1st digit of NOC)	Points
BOC 0, 2, 3	10
BOC 7	7
BOC 1, 9	5
BOC 4, 8	4
BOC 5, 6	3

Job Offer Hourly Wage	Points
$40 and above	10
$35 to $39.99	8
$30 to $34.99	7
$25 to $29.99	6
$20 to $24.99	5
Less than $20	0

Factor 2: Canadian Work Experience

If you have Canadian work experience with your job offer employer, you will receive up to 16 points based on your status, the length of your work in Canada (cumulative) and your earning history.

Canadian Work Experience	Points
6 months or more with the job offer employer	3
Less than 6 months with the job offer employer	0

Work or Study Permit Status	Points
With valid work or study permit status	10
Without valid work or study permit status	0

Canadian Work Experience Earning History	Points
$40k or more earnings in a year	3
Less than $40k earnings in a year	0

Factor 3: Education

You can receive up to 10 points for the level of your education and up to 10 points for field of study.

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