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Ontario Invests $260 Million in Skills Development Fund Ontario to Strengthen Key Sectors

Skills Development Fund Ontario
The Skills Development Fund Ontario initiative is boldly moving toward the creation of a future-proof workforce through a new $260 million skills development investment across the province. In the sixth round of the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream, this funding program will directly benefit workers and employers in high-demand...
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Ontario to Launch New Digital Employer Portal Under OINP

New Digital Employer Portal
Ontario is moving boldly digital with the release of its New Digital Employer Portal, strengthening its immigration system. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will launch a new Employer Portal on July 2, 2025, featuring an improved, more streamlined, efficient, and employer-led process for bringing in foreign talent. This change...
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Ontario Strengthens Life Sciences with $6.5M Investment through Life Sciences Innovation Fund to Drive Innovation and Jobs

Life Sciences Innovation Fund
In a move to further drive health innovation and economic development, the Ontario government has reaffirmed its commitment to its successful life sciences sector under the Life Sciences Innovation Fund, with a $6.5 million investment into 13 Ontario companies that are working on breakthrough medical technologies. Unveiled on June 9,...
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Ontario Issues 72 Additional Targeted Invitations Through OINP to Boost Regional Immigration | Ontario Immigration 2025

Ontario immigration 2025
June 6, 2025 – Ontario immigration 2025 reaffirms its strategic pledge to bring in the world's best and brightest talent by releasing 72 specific Invitations to Apply (ITAs) through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The latest invitation round is a demonstration of the province's continued commitment to enabling regional...
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Ontario Invites 3,719 Candidates for Immigration to Ontario Under Employer Job Offer Streams to Support Regional Growth

immigration to Ontario
Immigration to Ontario moved ahead on June 3, 2025, as the province asserted its renewed firm focus on responding to labor market requirements and local development by issuing 3,719 candidates through its Employer Job Offer (EJO) Streams within its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). This most recent invitation round demonstrates...
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Ontario Reforms OINP with the New Worker Protection Act: What Applicants and Employers Need to Know

Worker Protection Act
On May 28, 2025, the Government of Ontario launched the Worker Protection Act within the Working for Workers Seven Act, a turning point in the development of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The innovative legislation introduces a set of welcome reforms to enhance the OINP process for both applicants...
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Ontario Expands Ontario Skills Development Fund to Empower Workers and Strengthen the Economy

Ontario Skills Development Fund
The Ontario Skills Development Fund has been given a bold injection, with the Ontario government investing a further $955 million—taking the overall three-year figure to $2.5 billion. This massive growth of the SDF is a testament to Ontario's commitment to creating a highly skilled, future-proof workforce as well as enabling...
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Ontario’s $750 Million STEM Investment to Boost Ontario Workforce Development and Drive Economic Growth

Ontario Workforce Development
Ontario workforce development is boldly looking to the future of innovation and economic leadership by making a landmark investment of $750 million in the growth of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs in its universities and colleges. This visionary act is aimed at increasing Ontario's competitiveness in a global...
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Ontario invited candidates under the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream

Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream
On April 11, 2023, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).  The province issued 295 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO IDS stream, with a minimum score...
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Ontario published the OINP 2023 nomination allocation

OINP 2023 nomination allocation
On March 23, 2023, the Government of Ontario released the OINP 2023 nomination allocation. The annual quota for Ontario under the Provincial Nominee Program will be 16,500 in 2023, 6,750 more than last year.  Last year, the province nominated 9,750 candidates to apply for permanent residence with Immigration, Refugees and...
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