Syed Khan – December 15, 2021
Ontario Immigration has announced a new two-year immigration program that aims to attract $20 million investments from 100 international entrepreneurs. This program is aimed to help struggling businesses and create jobs in sectors like tourism and technology. It is set to be launched under the existing Entrepreneur Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
Quote by Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labor, Training and Skills Development:
“As we continue to build back better, we want people across Ontario – no matter where they live – to find rewarding, well-paying careers in their communities. Our government is working for workers and spreading the jobs and opportunities that entrepreneurs bring to every corner of our province, not just our big cities. To improve this program, this project will better support entrepreneurs that apply and help connect them with business opportunities that best fit them”
After successfully operating their business for 18 to 20 months, these applicants will be nominated automatically for permanent residence by the Ontario Immigration.
The Minister also called for Ontario’s nomination allocation to be doubled from next year, from the current 9,000. This means that currently, Ontario can only nominate about 9,000 people every year for PR despite being one of the most popular destinations for immigrants to settle in.
This new program is one of the many steps taken by Ontario to increase immigration and attract newcomers to the province.
Ontario proposed a new provincial law in October that removes the requirement of foreign-trained professionals like lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, electricians and plumbers to get Canadian work experience and licensing in order to practice their professions in Ontario.
Under this new proposed law, the number of language tests for foreign professionals to obtain professional licensing will also be reduced and applications under this program will be sped up in order to help these working professionals settle in Canada quickly.
Quote by Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labor, Training and Skills Development regarding this new proposed law:
“Ontario is facing a generational labor shortage with hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled. However, all too often, newcomers in this province struggle to find jobs in their regulated profession for no other reason than bureaucracy and red tape”
For more information, candidates can visit OINP ( https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-oinp ) or
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