Historical note: draw cutoffs and timelines below are 2023 member reports; OINP criteria change frequently — verify on Ontario's current site.
An applicant asked about processing time for the OINP International Student stream. What the thread established:
- Roughly 7 weeks to nomination in one reported case. A member submitted at the end of March 2023 and received OINP nomination approval in mid-May 2023.
- Selection depended on draw cutoffs. The 2023 general-draw cutoff mentioned was a score of 82 and above, and there were also category-based draws — so your in-stream score, not just eligibility, determined invitations.
- An 8-month academic program can qualify. Members confirmed the one-academic-year study requirement is satisfied by the standard 8-month college program.
- This is a non-Express Entry stream. A key correction in the thread: a nomination through this stream does not add 600 CRS points to an Express Entry profile. It is a base/paper nomination processed outside Express Entry, so the follow-on PR application also runs on non-EE timelines.
If you're weighing this stream, confirm whether the current version is EE-linked or base nomination — it changes both the points math and the total time to PR.