Ontario Holds First PNP Invitation Round for Masters and Ph.D. Grads

Ontario conducts first PNP invitation round for Master’s and Ph.D. grads

The province of Ontario held its first round of invitations for the Master’s Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate streams, after two weeks of revamping the intake system for the two provincial immigration programs. The province invited 479 candidates between two immigration programs to apply for a provincial nomination.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 479 international student graduates to apply for a provincial nomination on August 18. For the Master’s Graduate stream Ontario invited 402 to apply. The candidates who were invited needed Expression of Interest (EOI) scores of at least 39 to receive an invitation. For the Ph.D. Graduate stream, Ontario invited 77 candidates with EOI scores of 17 and above.

Masters Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate streams

The master’s graduate and Ph.D. graduate streams are Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) that operate under Ontario’s EOI system. If you want to be considered for either the Master’s Graduate or Ph.D. Graduate streams, you will require to sign-up with Ontario’s e-Filing Portal then register an expression of interest for your graduate stream. If you are eligible, you will receive an invitation to apply for the provincial nomination. You will also need to apply for the nomination within two years of graduating. You do not need a job offer to apply for these streams.

Gain points for Ontario immigration

There are several human capital factors that the province will decide to determine rank EOI profiles. The factors will be significant in selecting immigrants with the potential to thrive. You get points for the skill level of your job offer and also your Canadian work experience.

The OINP scoring system is different depending on which stream you apply for. Other than skill level and work experience, it also takes into account your wage, education, official language ability, and the region in which you study or work. The province also allocates 10 points at its discretion to respond to labor market needs.

For further details and updates on the Ontario provincial immigration programs, contact us at Vashist immigration. Our team of dedicated RCIC immigration consultants will help you with your queries.