The Complete Guide to OINP

A comprehensive look at Ontario’s provincial nominee program and practical application strategies.

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Clinton Green and Andrew Carvajal

August 12, 2026 at 12:00pm EST

$120

4 hours

Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording

Summary

This comprehensive course provides a detailed overview of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) and its pathways to permanent residence for foreign workers and international students. Participants will learn how to navigate all OINP Job Offer, Student, and Express Entry streams, including updates to Ontario’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system, 2026 quotas, and program priorities. The instructors will explain how to assess client eligibility, prepare strong employer-supported applications, and manage the transition from provincial nomination to federal permanent residence. Practical guidance will also be provided on maintaining worker status, meeting employer requirements, and drafting persuasive cover letters. This session equips practitioners with the skills and knowledge to confidently guide clients through every stage of the OINP process.

What You'll Learn

Includes:

$120

CPD Credits

For Lawyers and Paralegals

Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 4 hours.
Approved for 4 CPD credits.
For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements
For Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and RISIAs

Course Outline

• Good candidates for skilled labour programs
• When to consider OINP and other PNP options
• 2026 quota and intake
• Overview of 2025 nominations
• Processing times

• Online intake
• Deadlines to submit application
• Exclusion for refugee claimants/accepted refugees

• OINP Guides
• Advantages of OINP vs. federal applications
• Employer requirements
• Foreign Worker Stream
• International Student Stream
• In-Demand Skills Stream

• OINP Guides
• Master’s Students
• PhD Graduates

• System objectives and generalities
• Programs affected by this system
• Registration particulars
• Online employer job offers
• Scoring and invitations to apply

• OINP Guides
• Express Entry streams
o Ontario Human Capital Priorities Stream
 Requirements and draws
o Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker
 Requirements and draws
o Ontario Federal Skilled Trades Stream
 Requirements and draws

• Fees
• Cover letter elements
• After nomination
o Application for permanent residence
o Work permit application and extension of status as a worker
• Internal Review
• Obligation to live in Ontario following nomination

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Instructors

Andrew Carvajal

Managing Partner
Carvajal Law

Andrew is a Toronto immigration lawyer and the Managing Lawyer of Carvajal Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2011.

Andrew’s immigration practice focuses on all types of business immigration, including the relocation of foreign workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. This involves the representation of employers and employees on all types of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications and Canadian work permit applications. He also assists professionals and entrepreneurs around the world with permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs.

Having been involved in the international student industry for over 10 years, Andrew also assists clients with study permits and visitor visas. He is the CEO of the education consulting firm mobility.study.

For over 10 years, Andrew has taught at the university and college levels, as well as professional development courses to immigration lawyers, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and paralegals. He is the Curriculum Developer for LPEN and an instructor of multiple online courses and workshops dealing with labour mobility programs, permanent residence and study permits. He is also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration law and has been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments, as well as to testify before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Prior to practising law, Andrew was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods. He is also the host of the biweekly wine and immigration podcast “Vivir Afuera”.

Clinton Green

Canadian Immigration Lawyer
Founder, Green Immigration Law

Clinton J. Green, the founder and principal lawyer at Green Immigration Law, is committed to a client-centered approach. With a decade of experience practicing Canadian immigration law at leading firms, he partners with a diverse range of clients—from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups and entrepreneurs—to implement effective Canadian immigration strategies.

Clinton’s dedication to immigration law is deeply rooted in his family’s journey to Canada. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, where he was recognized with the Joel S. Guberman Prize in Immigration Law for achieving the highest standing in the course and the Dean’s Gold Key Award.

As a complement to his practice, Clinton is an active volunteer; currently, he serves as Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Citizenship & Immigration Section. In 2024, he received the prestigious Canadian Bar Association Immigration Law Section Volunteer Recognition Award.

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