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India Received Most Number of Ontario PNP Nominations in 2023

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Rajneesh Kumar
16 March, 2024

Canadian province Ontario has released the data of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) nominations issued last year, i.e. in 2023. The OINP in 2023 witnessed a remarkable global turnout with nominations from 155+ countries. Surpassing all, India took the lead with the highest number of nominations.

Ontario PNP nominations in 2023

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) serves as Ontario’s immigration selection initiative, complementing the federal government’s immigration programs. It targets workers to address shortages in priority sectors like healthcare, specialized skilled trades, and technology, which are challenging to fill via local labour markets. Additionally, the program aims to bolster the vitality of the francophone community by selecting Francophones and bilingual workers.

In 2023, the demand for the OINP soared, resulting in its highest-ever number of nominations being issued. The province's nomination allocation from the federal government stood at 16,500 nominations, with the OINP meeting its full allocation in December.

Top countries which received nominations in 2023

In 2023, nominees for the OINP hailed from more than 155 countries, with the greatest number of nominations bestowed upon applicants from India, China, and Nigeria.

Country of birth	Number of nominations
India	8,603
China	2,855
Nigeria	799
Iran	665
Pakistan	390
Philippines	337
Bangladesh	266
Brazil	210
South Korea	147
Portugal	111
All other countries	1,942
Grand total	16,506

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Top 20 occupations nominated

The table below shows the top 20 occupations nominated in 2023:

Top 20 occupations	Number of nominations
NOC 21231 -Software engineers and designers	1,342
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers	1,014
NOC 72106 - Welders and related machine operators	540
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators	534
NOC 21211 - Data scientists	502
NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers	431
NOC 31120 - Pharmacists	406
NOC 72204 - Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers	403
NOC 72024 - Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	329
NOC 31102 - General practitioners and family physicians	295
NOC 21230 -Computer systems developers and programmers	270
NOC 31301 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	265
NOC 22221 - User support technicians	256
NOC 72400 - Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	229
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers	228
NOC 31110 - Dentists	202
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	192
NOC 72310 - Carpenters	185
NOC 22302 -Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	180
NOC 11101 - Financial and investment analysts	168
All other occupations	8,535
Grand total	16,506

With such massive number of nominations being issued by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), it is going to be the key pathway to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa in 2024

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