The wait is over as Canadian province Ontario adds the final stream of Masters Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate into the “Expression of Interest”. Now all of this province’s immigration streams through PNP such as foreign workers, international students, in-demand skills, masters’ graduates, and Ph.D. graduates are a part of the EOI system.
Canadian province Ontario first announced opening Expression of Interest (EOI) for its 5 economic class immigration streams in March. Ontario is a province in Middle Eastern Canada that meets the United States and the Great Lakes. It is home to the Canadian capital, Ottawa, known for its Victorian architecture and National Gallery on Parliament Hill.
There are many Canadian provinces that issue a specific number of provincial nominations every year. Ontario is one of these and perhaps is the most popular Canadian province because of its diversity and opportunities for immigrants.
Ontario’s immigration streams for EOI
Since the country has allowed and added all immigration streams in the EOI system, these are the following 5 now you can apply for:
- Foreign workers
- International students
- In-demand Skills
- Masters Graduate
- Ph.D. Graduate
The effect of the EOI system on Ontario’s immigration
An Expression of Interest for Ontario immigration would better serve the high volume of candidates. At the start of winter 2020, Ontario began to obtain public consultation on the proposed Expression of Interest. They received a positive response. Participants submitted about 250 pieces of feedback to the province in September-October, 2020. These submissions were from potential:
- Applicants
- Employers
- Immigration organizations and agents
- Received from industry associations and professional associations.
More than 90% of respondents are expecting that the EOI system would be more user-friendly than the current intake process. It would be fairer and more predictable.
Benefits of EOI system
There are many benefits of the EOI system for the Ontario provinces. It:
- cuts backlogs and permits prioritization in case of oversupply,
- allows flexibility in migration management,
- expands selectivity in immigration management provide a competitive second step selection,
- makes a country more attractive,
- promotes the involvement of regional authorities,
- can serve multiple immigration categories and selection purposes,
- may support international job matching,
- increases the appeal of less famous immigration programs.
What is Ontario’s EOI System?
Expression of interest (EOI) is an opportunity to present yourself in a clear, professional document. This is an important opportunity to provide and demonstrate your suitability, interest, availability in this position.
Ontario’s immigrant’s quota
Since the Federal Government of Canada permitting Ontario to issue 8,350 nominations in 2021 – the additional 250 nominations for temporary foreign workers with minimum National Occupational Classification (NOC) skilled level have also been reserved. Despite the covid 19 first wave in 2019, Ontario issued 7,391 nominations, and 8,054 in 2020 when the whole world was shut off. According to the immigration minister, Vic Fedeli, Ontario will issue 13,300 nominations in 2022, because Ontario Immigrants Nominations Program (OINP) is developing by leaps and bounds.
How to apply through the OINP EOI system?
Though applying for the new EOI system may seem complicated at first but it is actually not. In other words, the system is currently for 5 streams open that can be used as follows:
Registration
- The first step is your registration;
- After registration, your profile will be thrown in a selection pool and given a score based on your answers.
Getting Invitation to apply (ITA)
- The eligible candidates will get invitation to apply after selection for a provincial nomination;
- The confirmation of your EOI registration does not assure you that you will get an ITA invitation to apply;
- The OINP will inform the candidate or his representative if he is invited through an ITA.
The important thing is that the candidate can only register 1 EOI profile at any given time. This simply means the candidate should provide true and accurate information. You can update the profile at any time, you must inform the authorities when you update your information or add any document.
ITA Validity
An EOI registration is legitimate/valid for 1 year or until the candidate obtains an invitation.
Registration cost
The process till registration is free of cost, but when you get invitation to apply you have to pay the application fee along with your application.
When a candidate gets an ITA, it does not mean that he has obtained the provincial nomination. Acutely the candidate is required to fulfill all the eligibility criteria for the chosen category.