Employment Update: Ontario Workforce Priority Stream - New Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Effective June 2026, Ontario has rolled out the initial phase of a major overhaul of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”). The OINP is governed by the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 and its regulations. Under this overhaul, the eight former immigration streams have been consolidated into four, with the new Ontario Workforce Priority Stream (“OWP”) being the first to launch. Further streams are anticipated to follow later this year.

The new OWP Stream includes three pathways:

• Workers in TEER 0–3 with a qualifying job offer and work experience;
• Workers in TEER 4–5 with a qualifying job offer and work experience; and
• Self-Employed Physician Pathway for eligible physicians who do not have a job offer.