The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) supports employers by facilitating the immigration of managerial, professional, and skilled foreign workers and international students needed to meet their human resource needs. The Province of Ontario manages the OINP in partnership with the Federal Department of Immigration, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Interested candidates must go through a two-step process: apply for provincial nomination to the provincial government, and then, if appointed, apply for permanent residence with the federal government.