Ontario loosens eligibility criteria for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Ontario has made a change to its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Employer Job Offer: International Student stream by expanding the eligibility requirement for students who have completed a one-year college graduate certificate effective from 1st January 2024.

Previously, the OINP’s Employer Job Offer: International Student stream allowed candidates to apply with a one-year credential from an eligible institution only if the program required the completion of a degree as an admission requirement.

With this change, the OINP allows applicants of any one-year college program that grants an Ontario College Graduate Certificate to qualify for the program, which increases the number of certificate programs eligible for the OINP.