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The Ontario Workforce Priority Stream creates a pathway to Permanent Residence for eligible foreign workers who have a qualifying permanent job offer from an eligible Ontario employer.
For recent graduates of eligible Ontario institutions, the pathway can be particularly attractive: eligible applicants with a TEER 0–3 job offer may qualify with as little as 3 months of consecutive, paid, full-time experience in the job-offer position, provided all other program requirements are met.
We assess your education, experience, immigration status and occupational profile to determine whether the OWP pathway is suitable for you.
For eligible recent Ontario graduates in qualifying TEER 0–3 positions, this may be as little as 3 months of consecutive full-time experience with the job-offer employer.
If your application is approved, Ontario issues your provincial nomination.
We help identify employment opportunities with employers that may meet the OINP requirements and match your occupational profile.
Once eligible and invited, we coordinate the immigration process with you and your employer and prepare the required application documentation.
We continue representing you through the federal Permanent Residence application process.
From the initial assessment and employment strategy to employer coordination, OINP documentation, nomination and Permanent Residence application — EverNorth manages the immigration process from beginning to end.
It is Ontario's main employer-driven pathway to provincial nomination. Introduced on June 26, 2026, it replaced the program's previous eight nomination streams with a single stream. It covers three pathways: higher-skilled workers in TEER 0–3 occupations, workers in TEER 4–5 occupations, and self-employed physicians. A provincial nomination does not grant status by itself — it supports your federal application for Permanent Residence.
In most cases, yes. Candidates generally must secure an eligible Ontario job offer from an employer approved through the OINP Employer Portal before registering an Expression of Interest. Self-employed physicians follow a separate route and submit a webform before registering their EOI. Employer eligibility matters as much as yours — this is where most applications fail before they start.
It depends on your occupation and where you studied. For eligible recent graduates of eligible Ontario institutions holding a qualifying TEER 0–3 job offer, the requirement may be as little as 3 months of consecutive, paid, full-time experience in the job-offer position, provided all other criteria are met. Some occupations are treated differently — transport truck drivers and transit operators must meet a six-month consecutive experience requirement even with an Ontario licence or Ontario studies.
The sequence is fixed and unforgiving. Your employer registers the job offer in the OINP Employer Portal, which generates a job offer ID — you then have 30 calendar days to register your Expression of Interest, which is free. If Ontario invites you to apply, your employer has 14 calendar days to file its application for approval of the employment position, and you have 17 calendar days to file yours and pay the fee — $1,500 outside the Greater Toronto Area and $2,000 inside it.
No. Your profile enters a pool, Ontario reviews it against labour market needs, and selected candidates receive invitations — submitting an EOI does not guarantee one. Your Expression of Interest remains valid for 12 months. Ranking follows a 130-point scoring framework published in July 2026, which weighs Ontario work experience and Canadian income-tax history heavily, along with wages, language ability, job-offer location, education and occupation.
Yes, and for many candidates this is the strongest position to apply from. Applicants applying from within Canada must hold legal status — a valid visitor record, study permit, work permit, or maintained status while awaiting an IRCC decision on a timely renewal. If your permit expires before you are nominated, your strategy needs to account for that now, not later.
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