If you are thinking about immigration to Toronto, Ottawa or any other city in Ontario, consider the Ontario Pilot Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
Successful applicants will receive an Ontario Provincial Nomination Certificate, which will speed-up the Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa application process.
Under the Ontario Pilot Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), you may qualify under one of two categories:
Before nominating applicants, Ontario employers must first complete the pre-screen application process and they must obtain approval for the positions they wish to fill.
To be eligible, companies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) must:
Companies outside the GTA have less stringent eligibility criteria. They must:
To be eligible as a nominee under the Pilot PNP, applicants must have a permanent, full-time job offer, for which they are qualified, from an approved Ontario employer in an eligible occupation in one of the three streams of the Employer Category:
1. Professional StreamThe job offer must be for one of the following positions in the health care and education sectors:
Health Sector |
NOC Code |
Specialist Physicians |
3111 |
General Practitioners and Family Physicians |
3112 |
Pharmacists |
3131 |
Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists |
3141 |
Physiotherapists |
3142 |
Registered Nurses |
3152 |
Medical Laboratory Technologists |
3211 |
Medical Radiation Technologists |
3215 |
Education Sector |
NOC Code |
University Professors |
4121 |
High-End Researchers |
2100 |
2. Skilled Worker Stream The job offer must be for one of the following positions in the manufacturing and construction sectors:
Manufacturing Sector |
NOC Code |
Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors |
7231 |
Tool and Die Makers (includes metal patternmakers and metal mould makers) |
7232 |
Industrial Electricians |
7242 |
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics |
7311 |
Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics |
7312 |
Construction Sector |
NOC Code |
Carpenters (includes framers and form workers) |
7271 |
Bricklayers |
7281 |
Cement Finishers |
7283 |
Tile setters |
7284 |
Drywall Installers and Finishers |
7285 |
3. International Student Stream The applicant must be a recent graduate of a publicly-funded Canadian college or university and have a job offer from an Ontario employer in a professional, managerial, or skilled trades occupation.
This category is to facilitate the entry of key personnel into companies that are making major investments in Ontario. Before nominating applicants, Ontario employers must first complete the pre-screen application process and they must obtain approval for the positions they wish to fill.
To be eligible, companies must:
Provincial Nomination Program Processing Times vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another.
For more information on the Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP), see ourProvincial Nomination Program (PNP) FAQ