The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program allows the Ontario
government to nominate individuals, including foreign workers,
international students, business owners, and entrepreneurs, for
permanent residence.
On March 18, 2023, the Ontario government announced a historic
increase in skilled immigrants, which will help fill jobs in the
skilled trades, technology and health care.
In 2021, there were 9,000 nominations for permanent residence in
Ontario. In 2023, the province will be able to nominate 16,500
individuals, and by 2025, this number will go up to 18,361,
doubling since 2021.
This increase comes at a time when Ontario is experiencing a
critical labour shortage, as there were around 300,000 jobs in
Ontario going unfulfilled in December 2023.
