New Ontario PhD Graduate Stream Draw Sees Province Issue 173 Canada Immigration Invitations

Canada immigration news: Ontario has invited 173 Canada immigration candidates in a new Expression of Interest draw through the provincial PhD Graduate Stream.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw, which saw invitations issued between February 23 and 28, featured a minimum score of 16 on the Ontario EOI points grid.

“You may apply to this stream if you received an invitation between February 23-28, 2022,” an OINP statement said.

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PhD Graduate Stream Draw

Date issued	Invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
23-28 Feb 2022	173	September 14, 2021 – February 28, 2022	16 and above	General draw

PhD Graduate Stream: Requirements

This stream offers international students an opportunity to become a permanent resident for who hold a PhD degree from Ontario without requiring a job offer.

To be eligible to apply, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

Graduated from a PhD degree program in an eligible institution in Ontario, and have completed at least two-years full-time.
Resided legally in Ontario for at least one year in the last two.
Have sufficient settlement funds.
Intend to live and work in Ontario.
Application must be submitted within two years of completing the requirements to graduate from the PhD degree.

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Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.