British Columbia PNP Program

British Columbia Province is situated in central Canada and is the most renowned destination for overseas immigrants arriving in Canada. It hosts the economic hub of Canada Toronto City and the capital of Canada as well Ottawa. Toronto has earned a distinction of being the most Multicultural City globally and multiculturalism is highly celebrated in the Ontario province. The Provincial Nominee Program of Ontario is termed the OINP - Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Ontario makes use of this program to offer Permanent Residence to select immigrant applicants so that they can cater to the labor market shortages in the province and contribute to its economy.

OINP supports the employers in Ontario by facilitating the migration of skilled, professional, and managerial overseas workers and foreign students needed to fulfill their human resource demands. The program is operated by the Government of Ontario in partnership with the federal immigration agency IRCC - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

What are different immigration streams under PNP?

A Provincial Nominee Program, OINP, it consists of multiple immigration pathways that enable overseas nationals to obtain the Canada PR Visa. Ontario PNP has been designed strategically to attract immigrants in specific areas who will benefit the province: workers in labor shortage sectors, skilled workers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

Three immigration streams are managed by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Employer Job Offer, Human Capital, and Business Immigration. Each stream is further classified under several sub-categories.

Candidates can choose from 5 streams to directly apply for a nomination from Ontario. These include all 3 sub-streams under the Employer Job Offer stream and 2 sub-streams under the Overseas Student stream.

Ontario also operates 3 streams aligned with federal Express Entry that are aimed at applicants having the essential qualifications. These include experience, education, language skills, and capability for successfully settling in Ontario for contributing to its economic progress.

Among the immigration programs of Ontario, The Entrepreneur Category enjoys a special status as it only accepts Expressions of Interest. Interested candidates must wait for being selected and receive an invitation for application and they cannot directly apply for a nomination. But they are not required to possess a valid profile in Express Entry and thus they also need not fulfill the requirements of any federal immigration program.