May 25, 2017 – Ontario immigration has announced the intake limit has been reached for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s PhD Graduate Stream.
Applications will no longer be accepted after the threshold was reached on May 24, 2017. The stream had been open since May 1, 2017, an unusually long time for an OINP category.
It is unclear whether the category will be opened again in 2017. An Ontario immigration statement said: “The OINP is monitoring the intake of applications with respect to the limits of Ontario’s federal nomination allocation, and will determine if any more applications can be accepted for this stream in the months ahead.”
To be eligible to apply for the PhD Graduate Stream, you must meet the following criteria:
- Graduated from a PhD degree program at a publicly funded Ontario university and have completed at least two years of study.
- Intend to live and work in Ontario.
- Must legally live in Canada if applying from within. Applications from abroad also accepted.
- Application must be within two years of date on PhD diploma.
The OINP Masters Graduate Stream was also opened on May 1, 2017, but closed the same day after reaching its intake limit.
To be eligible to apply for the Masters Graduate Stream, you must meet the following criteria:
- Graduated from a Master’s degree program at a publicly funded Ontario university and have completed at least one year full time.
- Have level 7 or above English or French.
- Lived in Ontario for at least one year in the last two.
- Have sufficient settlement funds.
- Intend to live and work in Ontario.
- Must either legally live in Ontario or live abroad. Applications from elsewhere in Canada will not be accepted.
- Application must be within two years of date on master’s degree certificate.
Status of All OINP Streams
| Immigration Stream | Status |
| Human Capital Priorities (Express Entry) | Open |
| French-Speaking Skilled Worker (Express Entry) | Open |
| Employer Pre-Screen | Paused (May 9, 2016) |
| International Student (Masters Graduate) | Paused (May 1, 2017) |
| International Student (PhD Graduate) | Paused (May 24, 2017) |
| Investor Immigration (Corporate) | Open |
| Investor Immigration (Entrepreneur) | Open |
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