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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) 2024

Live webinar
OR available video recording

Andrew Carvajal

4 hours

Summary

This course will provide an in-depth discussion of all of the immigration programs available under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) for foreign workers and students. This will include a discussion of all of the OINP job offer streams, student streams and Express Entry streams. The instructor will also explain the intake process through Ontario’s Expression of Interest system. The course will also address the advantages of navigating OINP options versus federal programs for permanent residence, as well as the steps to obtain worker status or maintain temporary residence once applicants receive a provincial nomination.

Course outline

  • Overview and Initial Client Assessment
  • OINP ONe-key and the Online Intake Process
    • Online intake
    • Deadlines to submit application
  • Employer/Job Offer Streams
    • Advantages of OINP vs. federal applications
    • Foreign Worker Stream
    • International Student Stream
    • In-Demand Skills Stream
  • Human Capital Streams Part I
  • OINP’s Expression of Interest System
  • Human Capital Streams Part II
    • Ontario Human Capital Priorities Stream
    • Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker
    • Ontario Federal Skilled Trades Stream
  • OINP generalities and Practical Tips
    • Fees
    • Cover letter elements
    • After nomination
    • Application for permanent residence
    • Work permit application and extension of status as a worker

CPD credits

For Lawyers and Paralegals

Law Society of Ontario

Law Society of British Columbia

Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

For Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants

College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants

Your Instructor

Andrew Carvajal

Barrister & Solicitor

Partner, Desloges Law Group

Andrew is a Toronto lawyer and partner at Desloges Carvajal Law Group, where he is the Head of Economic Immigration and Director of the firm's Latin American (LATAM) Group. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University.

​Andrew’s Canadian immigration practice focuses on all types of business immigration, including 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. His team also prepares applications for study permits, visitor visas and citizenship applications.

For over 12 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 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.

Andrew is also the CEO of DLG Mobility. Through this company, he helps students find post-secondary programs and immigrate to Canada, as well as assist Canadian employers in finding and bringing the right talent from abroad.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys travel, tennis and wine tasting. He is the host of the biweekly wine and immigration podcast “Vivir Afuera”.

Single course
$120

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This course has an updated version!

This course ran in July 2024. Its CPD approval has expired, and a current version is available.