Ontario replaced its former eight OINP streams with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. The new program has pathways for TEER 0–3 workers, TEER 4–5 workers and self-employed physicians. Ontario has 14,119 nomination spaces for 2026. The Expression of Interest portal opened on August 4, 2026, and candidates are scored out of 130.
Last verified August 4, 2026 against Ontario's program update, stream page and application-process page.
Ontario opened the Expression of Interest portal for the Ontario Workforce Priority stream on August 4, 2026. The employer submits the job offer first; the candidate then registers an EOI within 30 calendar days. Ontario scores each EOI against the published 130-point table. Self-employed physicians apply without a job offer.
The Ontario Workforce Priority stream is now the only category structure established in the current OINP eligibility regulation. The former Employer Job Offer, graduate and Express Entry streams are closed. Applications submitted under the former framework before the transition continue under the rules that applied when they were filed.
Ontario published the Workforce Priority EOI point table on July 20, 2026. Job-offer candidates are scored out of 130; wage is not scored for self-employed physicians (115). TEER 0–3 and physician applicants may ask to be nominated through Express Entry. If that nomination is accepted, IRCC adds 600 CRS points. TEER 4–5 nominations follow the federal paper-based route. Ontario has not posted invitation cut-off scores.
A full-time, permanent Ontario job offer in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 is required. Most non-recent graduates need CLB 6, post-secondary education and qualifying work experience. Listed trades use CLB 5 and secondary education; licensing and occupation-specific exceptions apply.
A full-time, permanent Ontario job offer in TEER 4 or 5 is required, together with CLB 4, a Canadian secondary credential or equivalent, and nine months of lawful paid work in Ontario in the offered position with the same employer during the previous two years.
No employer job offer is required. The applicant must be or become self-employed, be in good standing with the CPSO, hold an independent, academic or provisional certificate of registration, and be eligible to bill for publicly funded care through OHIP.
Eligibility depends on the exact NOC, licence, education and work-history route. These are summaries of the consolidated regulation, not substitutes for reviewing the complete wording.
Active for at least three years and maintaining a place of business in Ontario.
$1 million in the GTA; $500,000 in specified larger census divisions; or $250,000 in each of the two most recent fiscal years elsewhere.
At least five Canadian citizens or permanent residents at the work location in the GTA, or three outside the GTA.
Full-time (30 paid hours weekly and 1,560 annually), permanent/indeterminate, primarily in Ontario and urgently necessary to the business.
At least the applicable Job Bank median wage; a qualifying recent Ontario graduate in TEER 0–3 may use the applicable low wage.
No outstanding Employment Standards Act or Occupational Health and Safety Act orders, and no adverse labour-dispute effect.
Transport employers supporting NOC 73300 or 73301 must also hold a valid CVOR certificate and an Excellent or Satisfactory safety rating. Ontario may require reasonable but unsuccessful recruitment efforts.
Scoring factors are separate from stream eligibility. You can meet the minimums and still wait for an invitation. Ontario has not published draw cut-offs.
Confirmed Ontario nomination spaces for 2026.
Portal opened August 4, 2026 for Workforce Priority EOIs.
Published maximum. Wage is not scored for physicians (115).
Outside the GTA / inside the GTA. EOI registration is free.
Confirm the pathway, exact NOC treatment, status, language, education, experience, job offer and employer requirements. Estimate the EOI score against the published table.
The Ontario employer registers (or logs in) and submits a new Workforce Priority job offer. Previously registered employers do not create a new account. Self-employed physicians skip this step.
The candidate registers an EOI within 30 calendar days of the job offer, using the Job Offer ID. Ontario ranks EOIs and may invite without prior notice. After an invitation, the employer has 14 days and the applicant has 17 days.
After provincial approval, apply to IRCC within 6 months. TEER 0–3 and physician applicants may opt into Express Entry; accepting that nomination adds 600 CRS points.
There is no fee to register an EOI. If invited, the nomination application fee is $1,500 when the job or practice is outside the Greater Toronto Area, or $2,000 inside the GTA (Toronto, Durham, Halton, Peel and York). The same amounts apply to self-employed physicians based on the OHIP practice address. The fee is non-refundable once processing starts.
Federal permanent-residence fees, biometrics, medical examinations, police certificates, language tests, ECAs and translations are separate.
Use the free calculator for a first-pass EOI score and eligibility check, then have the NOC, job offer, wage and employer evidence reviewed before relying on the result.