Dear Future Neighbour,
Effective from January 1, 2024, foreign students who have a one-year college graduate certificate are now eligible to apply for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
Prior to this update, applicants with a one-year certificate from an approved institution could only apply through the OINP’s International Student stream if the program required the completion of a degree as a condition for admission. This update increases the number of certificate programs eligible for the OINP.
See below New OINP International Student Stream Changes
| Commenced January 1, 2024 | Prior to January 1, 2024 | |
| Program requirement | Students who completed a one-year certificate from an Ontario college resulting in an Ontario College Graduate Certificate are eligible. | Students who completed a one-year certificate from an Ontario college were only eligible if their program required a degree for admission. |
| Program eligibility | Most one-year graduate certificate programs in Ontario will become eligible. | Most certificates were ineligible. |
See below Ontario colleges/universities eligible for the OINP International Student Stream
Colleges
- Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Centennial College
- Collège Boréal
- Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
- George Brown College
- Georgian College
- Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- La Cité collégiale
- Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Michener Institute of Education at UHN
- Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
- St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
- St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology
Universities
- Algoma University
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McMaster University
- Nipissing University
- Ontario College of Art and Design University
- Queen’s University
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
- Trent University
- University of Guelph
- Université de Hearst
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- University of Sudbury
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
Need help creating a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Need help gaining admission into a Canadian college/university? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com