Permanent residence Closed Canada
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Human Capital Priorities stream
Run by Government of Ontario, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
Closed. Ontario closed this stream as of May 30, 2026 in its program redesign and no longer takes new applications. Anyone offering to get you into it is not telling the truth. Ontario now uses the Ontario Workforce Priority stream, which needs a job offer.
- Job offer
- Not required when the stream was open. The stream is now closed.
- Language
- CLB 7 or higher in English or French when the stream was open. The stream is now closed.
- Education
- A Canadian bachelor's, master's or PhD degree or foreign equivalent with an ECA, when the stream was open. The stream is now closed.
- Work experience
- At least 1 year of paid full-time work in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3, when the stream was open. The stream is now closed.
- Government fee
- Not stated on the official page. The archived page lists no fee and the stream is closed.
- Processing time
- Not stated on the official page
- Money you must show
- Not stated on the official page
- When and to whom you pay
- Not applicable. The stream is closed.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on ontario.ca on 2026-10-18: "This page has been archived"; "Please note that this stream was closed as of May 30, 2026, as part of the OINP redesign." 2026 OINP updates page (June 26): "As part of the redesign of the OINP, the following streams have been closed:" listing "Express Entry Human Capital Priorities". The earlier figure of CAD 1,500 could not be confirmed for this stream; CAD 1,500 is now the fee for the new Ontario Workforce Priority stream outside the Greater Toronto Area. Another official page.