Ontario International Student Stream

graduate_1The International Student Stream of the Ontario provincial program offers permanent residency to foreign graduates of Ontario universities and colleges who have a job offer in the province.

The International Student Stream has been created for graduate intermediate and high-skilled specialists who have received a job offer in Ontario.

To be able to immigrate through this stream, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

  • Work in NOC occupation level 0, A or B 
  • Have a full-time job offer (a minimum of 30 hours per week) from an Ontario employer
  • Have a wage offer that meets or is higher than the median wage level for that occupation in Ontario
  • Have completed at least a two-year academic program in a public post-secondary institution in Canada, have a degree, diploma or certificate
  • Have a licence or other required authorization for the job
  • Show ties to Ontario (working, having a job offer, studying, volunteering, renting or owning property, visiting the province, having colleagues, relatives or friends in Ontario)
  • Pay the C$1,500 processing fee

Find out about other ОINP streams in the article Immigration to Ontario“.