2020 OINP results: Indians secured 4,212 nominations

The province of Ontario in Canada has published its 2020 OINP results.

By OINP here is implied the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program that operates as a part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].

For 2020, the OINP had an allocation of 7,600 nominations. This allocation was met in November 2020. Initially, the federal government of Canada had set 2020 OINP nomination allocationat 7,350 spaces. Another 250 nominations were later added under the NOC C pilot of the OINP that provides Canada immigration pathways for “in-demand lower-skilled workers with job offers”. Additionally, the federal government of Canada was able to grant Ontario another 450 nomination spaces. These were also fulfilled before the year-end. In total, the OINP nominated 8,054 principal applicants in 2020. When the 7,249 spouses and dependents are also included, as many 15,303 found their way to Ontario in 2020 via the OINP.

 

OINP nominees in 2020 came from more than 130 different countries across the world.

Highest number of OINP nominations in 2020 went to applicants from India. Of the total nominations issued, Indians secured 4,212.

TABLE 1: OINP Nominees in 2020 – Top 10 Countries of Birth
Country of Birth	Number of Nominations
India	4,212
China	1,350
Brazil	310
South Korea	276
Nigeria	159
Pakistan	111
Morocco	106
Philippines	88
Iran	79
Vietnam	74

A majority of the OINP nominations in 2020 went to candidates under Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities [HCP] Stream.

TABLE 2: 2020 OINP nominations by stream
Stream	Number of Nominations
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities [HCP] Stream	1,996
Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream	1,732
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream	1,558
Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream	1,106
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream	608
Masters Graduate Stream	405
Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream	397
PhD Graduate Stream	251
Entrepreneur Stream	1
TOTAL	8,054

In 2020, around 20% of nominations – that is, 1,604 – went out to Canada immigration candidates with either work experience or job offer in tech occupations.

TABLE 3: OINP Nominees in 2020 – Top Tech Occupations
Stream	Number of Nominations
Software engineers and designers	528
Computer programmers and interactive media developers	374
Computer and information systems managers	172
Database analysts and data administrators	162
Web designers and developers	96
Computer engineers [except software engineers and designers]	63
All other tech occupations	209
TOTAL	1,604

Announced on December 19, 2019, the OINP Regional Immigration Pilot started accepting applications sometime in mid-June 2019.

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A total of 67 nominations were issued by Ontario PNP through the Pilot in 2020. For 2021, up to 233 spaces have been allotted to regional pilot applicants that intend settling within any of the 3 participating communitiesin Ontario.

In 2020, the OINP nominated individuals with job offers from 2,500+ different employers across Ontario.   At least 48% of OINP nominees in 2020 already had a job offer in Ontario before their OINP nomination for Canada PR.

Recently, the OINP has announced that it there will now be in placean Expression of Interest [EOI] system for 5 of its immigration streams.

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