r/OINP

Hey guys,
I’m a mobile tech working all over London, ON, but my company’s only office is in Mississauga. I never go there — all my work is site‑to‑site in London.

My employer might put Mississauga as my “report to work” location on the OINP employer form, while I put London on my own application.

Is this normal for field‑based jobs?
Did OINP understand it, or did they ask you for extra documents?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s been through this.

Absolutely 11 more days to go and not a single update or news about the upcoming streams for applicants to know what they should expect.

I’ve been working full-time as a mechanical engineer at a Toronto startup for the past 2 years after graduating from a Canadian university. This was my first full-time job after graduation.

The company has over $1M+ in revenue, more than 30 Canadian full-time employees, and I believe my role falls under TEER 1, so it meets most of the OINP Employer Job Offer requirements.

The issue is that the incorporated startup itself has only existed for about 2 years, so from what I understand, I can’t qualify under the Employer Job Offer stream because of the “active business for 3 years” requirement.

What makes this frustrating is that the startup actually originated from a UHN (University Health Network) R&D project that had existed for around 7–8 years before being commercialized into a separate company. Not sure if relevant, but UHN still owns shares/stakes in the company as well.

I was honestly counting on OINP, but now it seems like that pathway may not work for me. I also don’t think the May 30 changes will help unless they modify the 3-year employer requirement.

Right now I’m on a PGWP with about 1 year left, and my CRS score is around 480.

At this point, is Express Entry basically my only realistic option? Or is there any chance the UHN/spinout relationship could matter for OINP eligibility?

Hi everyone, I’d love to get your thoughts on the news about the Master’s/PhD ONIP Stream being scrapped.

I was recently accepted to York University for a PhD in Epidemiology. However, because confidence in the Canadian education system so low right now, I am seriously considering staying here back at Erasmus University in the Netherlands instead of migrating to Canada.

It’s honestly shocking to see how Canada prioritizes short-term college diplomas over university degrees. In most other countries, short certifications aren't taken very seriously, but in Canada, community colleges seem to be the main focus these colleges don't even fall under any ranking system.

Is anyone else rethinking their plans in Canada because of this? I’d love to hear your opinions.

I’m currently working in Canada at a small-to-medium company where my role has gradually evolved from mainly full-stack software development. I was 507 in CEC and I got tie break when the draw get closer to 507. I retook my IELTS and boosted up yesterday to 510. However, as it is hard to get selected, I discussed with my employer to give me a job description for application security engineer because my responsibilities are also security issues in my job.

My responsibilities now include:

- implementing secure authentication and authorization

- securing APIs and sensitive data

- working with AWS S3 pre-signed URLs and protected file access

- reviewing and mitigating application vulnerabilities

- improving secure coding practices

- handling some infrastructure and application security responsibilities alongside software development

Because of this transition, my manager and I discussed updating my role title to “Application Security Software Engineer,” since my work is now a hybrid of software engineering and application security.

I’m trying to understand whether this title and job scope realistically align with STEM / application security related occupations for Canadian immigration purposes, especially under category-based selection.

I’m not trying to force a mismatch or fake a role because in the past that I applied for open work permit I mentioned software engineer in Imm forms. I genuinely perform both software engineering and application security tasks but I’d like honest feedback from others in tech or immigration who may have gone through something similar.

Would this be considered a reasonable and defensible transition based on the duties involved?

I wonder if there would be draws before May 30? OINP has not announced much information on new rules from the next month.

Hi everyone,
I applied for PR under the Ontario PNP (non–Express Entry, Employer Job Offer / Foreign Worker stream) on Dec, 2025 through IRCC.

I haven’t received AOR yet, and I’m trying to understand current timelines. From what I’m seeing, there seems to be a backlog and some 2025 applicants are waiting quite a while just for AOR.

For those who applied around late 2025 (Nov–Dec) or even early 2026 under non-EE PNP:
Have you received your AOR yet?

If yes, when did you apply vs when you got AOR?
Any recent movement you’ve noticed (biometrics/medical requests, etc.)?

Would really appreciate if people can share timelines so we can compare and track progress.

Thanks in advance!

For OINP Masters Graduate stream, if someone creates a profile and claims CLB 9 before actually taking the CELPIP test, then receives an invitation and later takes the test and gets the same score before document submission, would that be considered misrepresentation or can it still work?

OINP should consider workers who are working on contract bases although employers stream requires a permanent full time position. Moreover, there are other employees whose companies don’t support immigration policy thereby making the employee ineligible. OINP should consider all these factors in the upcoming reforms

Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding PCC for the PR process.
I went to India for vacation and applied for my Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) while I was there. I had my appointment before departing India, but the PCC was officially approved/issued after I had already returned back.
Will this PCC still be valid for my PR application, or could this cause any issue?
Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I received an OINP Employer Job Offer ITA for ISS on April 30. My understanding is that the employer application/application for approval of the employment position is due within 14 calendar days, and the applicant's side is due within 17 calendar days. My company lawyer says the employer application appears to have been submitted on May 8, but OINP withdrew the invitation/application on May 14, before my applicant-side deadline. They suspect it being a system glitch and have reached out to OINP via webform for support.

Has anyone experienced something similar where the employer side was submitted on time, but the file was still withdrawn before the applicant deadline? Were you able to get OINP to reopen/reinstate it?

I am invited today in iss with 86 score and noc 42202. Just wanted to update the community about the draw.

I am not planning to accept the invitation as already submitted file in masters stream draw. Need your advice is it worth to accept in both streams? Because afraid that they might return all the files for masters stream like earlier for skilled trade. (worst case scenario)

As this is the last month for the existing 9 OINP streams , what do you guys think, will there be any draw in May or they will start again with the new streams, I would like to know what you all think and if someone has any insight then that would be amazing.

As a system overhaul approaches, will processing accelerate? Share your views.

Please post the present processing timeline for the recent OINP draws.

• Draw Date: (e.g., Feb 18 / Mar 18 / Apr 1 / Apr 8 / Apr 15)
• Stream: (e.g., Foreign Worker, International Student, Master's Graduate)
• NOC Code:
• Application Submitted: (Date)
• Current Status: (e.g., Waiting for Submission, Submitted, Assessment, or Nominated)

Does every stream require 1 year foreign experience and/or 1 year canadian work experience?

The last draw they conducted was in September last year. I don’t even know what to say anymore. Pls drop suggestions

Hi Guys,

Do you feel OINP will have one more masters draw before the stream is closed? I am on 61 points after i maxed out Celpip just today.

Hello everyone, I received invitation under employer job offer Foreign worker stream and trying to apply by myself.
My OINP portal(after ITA) shows application status: submitted even without filling full application.

Employer already submitted his part

Hello guys. This might be a dumb question, but do I have to select Canada at the very beginning of the EOI to qualify for the invitation if there’s another draw by May 30?

I’ve submitted my EOI a couple of days back, but since I’m not in Canada right now I’ve chosen where I’m physically at instead. Later I realized the two draws in March and April actually require that “candidates must currently reside in Canada with a valid study or work permit.” So I wonder if anyone has received the ITA even the country of residence in EOI isn’t Canada.

TIA!