Foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) now have to complete an Application Consent form but no longer need to provide an Attestation Form under the province’s Expression Of Interest (EOI) system.
“As of Feb. 26, 2024, all new applications for an … OINP nomination must include the Applicant Consent Form,” notes the province.
That form must be:
- Completed;
- correctly dated;
- signed by the applicant;
- signed by the applicant’s spouse and dependents, if applicable, and;
- uploaded with other documents in the application.
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“If the form is not completed correctly, your application will be returned as incomplete and your fee will be refunded,” notes the latest OINP update.
Representatives, including immigration lawyers, are not allowed to sign this form on their clients’ behalf.
“You must complete this form after you have received an Invitation To Apply (ITA), or a Notification Of Interest (NOI),” notes the province.
Ontario Immigration is advising all new applicants to carefully review the stream-specific document checklist to ensure they submit all mandatory documents.
The province also announced this year that it is now also accepting the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Core from Pearson Canada as proof of English proficiency for all OINP streams which require proof of English language proficiency and for OINP EOI points claims.
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“Consistent with recent changes to federal policy, the OINP will The PTE will be an additional test that applicants may submit to the program to demonstrate their language ability,” notes Ontario immigration.
That change came into effect on Jan. 30.
“If you have registered an EOI and have not received an … ITA, you may want to update your EOI if you have taken the PTE,” the province advises.
“This program change will not impact individuals who received an ITA or NOI from the OINP prior to Jan. 30.”
