September
September 6, 2022
Proposed regulatory amendments
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is proposing amendments to
Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General) that will impact the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
The proposed amendments would align the OINP with the new National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system that is already in use by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Statistics Canada (StatCan) as their official classification system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will also be implementing NOC 2021 in November.
The implementation of NOC 2021 will impact which occupations are eligible for each OINP stream. Prospective OINP applicants are encouraged to review full details of the NOC 2021 system on the
Statistics Canada website and on
IRCC’s website, as well as to stay informed by following updates on the OINP website.
In addition to regulatory amendments to align with NOC 2021, the Ministry is proposing updates to language criteria for the Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker stream, education criteria for the Employer Job Offer International Student stream, and changes to the minimum amount for the OINP’s administrative monetary penalties.
The amendments are now posted on
Ontario’s Regulatory Registry for public consultation.
Feedback on these proposed changes can be submitted during the consultation period which ends on September 30, 2022.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2022-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates