Yeah, this delay in the reopening of OINP, as well as my devastating job rejections, have really been getting me down. I do think objectively that the chances are for the reopening of OINP before the end of the year, but this month's delay in updating the number of nominations left is also making me more nervous these days
http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNP_PROCESSINGTIMES.html
I really really want to move to Toronto, but I am so antsy with this wait and have to keep my mind occupied with something interesting and soothing. On the positive side, both Australia and New Zealand have age brackets, so you don't have to worry about losing points on each birthday. New Zealand is the nicest with age, giving full points if you are between ages 20-39 and then the next bracket is 40-44. So there isn't the time pressure of making it before our next birthdays, so we can keep these options in the back of our minds for now.