03/25/2023
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) received its 2023 nomination allocation from the federal government. For those who are not familiar, every year the federal government, through IRCC, allocates a certain number of nominations to each province (except Quebec). Consequently, on March 22, 2023, the OINP received 16,500 allocations for this year. This represents an increase of almost 70% in the provincial nomination quota.
For 2023, Ontario’s quota increased to 16,500 as compared to only 9,750 in 2022 and 9,000 in 2021. Also, with nearly 300,000 jobs going unfilled daily, the province is doubling the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025 to over 18,000. According to the Ontario government, this will help to solve the province’s critical labour shortage.
From 9,000 immigration spots in 2021 to over 18,000 in 2025, today’s announcement is a significant win for the people of Ontario and will help us control our economic destiny by selecting more of the skilled immigrants we know are well-placed to succeed and build stronger communities for all of us.”
Year OINP Quota
2023 16,500
2024 17,000* tentative number
2025 18,361
