Ontario uses three systems to nominate its candidates.
Ontario Express Entry Program, which uses Federal government’s Express Entry Candidate pool to select candidates for nominations
Expression of Interest system, which an applicant needs to submit an expression of interest first in order to be considered for nominations.
Entrepreneur stream
Ontario Express Entry Program
There are three streams in this category.
Entrepreneur Stream
The Entrepreneur Stream of OINP was negatively affected by the pandemic. in 2020, Ontario only issued one invitation under the Entrepreneur Stream.
On July 2, 2021, The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development of Ontario updated the application guide for the Entrepreneur Stream of Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. And in July, August and October, the ministry issued 61 invitations under the Entrepreneur Stream.
On December 14, 2021, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development of Ontario announced that Ontario will invite 100 applications under the Entrepreneur Stream to boost Ontario’s economy.