OINP Points Calculator (2026): Ontario Workforce Priority Score

For the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Your score updates as you answer.

01Your Ontario job offer

Applying as

Where is the job?

Use the work location in the job offer, not where you live.

TEER category of the job offer

The second digit of the 5-digit NOC code.

Broad occupational category

The first digit of the NOC code.

Hourly wage in the job offer ($)

$40 or more earns the full 15 points. For a salary, divide the yearly amount by the yearly hours.

Points: — / 49

02Work, earnings and status

Ontario work experience

Ontario scores this one of three ways: job offer applicants by time in the job offer position, those with less than 6 months in the position by work anywhere in Ontario, and self-employed physicians by medical practice in Ontario.

Job offer applicants: full-time work in the job offer position

Highest yearly earnings in Canada (last 5 years)

From a CRA Notice of Assessment issued in the last 5 years.

Your status in Canada

Points: — / 36

03Education

Highest level of education

A Canadian credential, or a foreign one with an ECA.

Canadian post-secondary credentials

From an eligible Canadian institution, each at least 1 year of full-time study.

Points: — / 20

04Language

Lowest CLB level in your best English or French test

Your lowest score across reading, writing, listening and speaking. Academic and One Skill Retake tests aren’t accepted.

I also have a test in the other official language with at least CLB 6 in all four abilitiesBoth tests need CLB 6 or higher in every ability for the 10 bilingual points. Otherwise one language earns 5.

Points: — / 25

Sources & scoring notes

Scoring reviewed October 5, 2026. Based on the expression of interest scoring factors on Ontario’s Ontario Workforce Priority stream page, updated October 6, 2026. For self-employed physicians, TEER and occupational category are prepopulated and the wage factor doesn’t apply.

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How OINP scoring works

The short answer

Ontario scores expressions of interest out of 132 points. Employment and labour market factors are worth up to 72 (TEER category, occupational category, hourly wage, Ontario work experience, earnings history and status in Canada), education up to 20, language up to 25, and the location of the job up to 15.

I help Ontario candidates from my office in Surrey, by video or phone. If your score is close, the job location, the wage or a language retest can make the difference, and your employer has to meet the OINP’s own requirements too.

Questions

OINP questions

How is the OINP Ontario Workforce Priority score calculated?

Ontario scores expressions of interest out of 132 points. Employment and labour market factors are worth up to 72 (TEER category, occupational category, hourly wage, Ontario work experience, earnings history and status in Canada), education up to 20, language up to 25, and the location of the job up to 15.

What score do I need for an OINP invitation?

There’s no fixed pass mark. Ontario invites the highest-scoring candidates in each draw, and the cut-off changes from draw to draw. Compare your estimate with Ontario’s latest draw results.

Do jobs outside Toronto get more OINP points?

Yes. A job in Northern Ontario earns 15 points, Eastern, Central (outside the GTA) and Southwestern Ontario earn 10, the GTA outside Toronto earns 5, and the City of Toronto earns 0. It’s based on the work location in the job offer.

Which OINP streams still exist in 2026?

In 2026 Ontario replaced its nine previous streams with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. It needs a permanent, full-time job offer from an employer that has registered the position with the OINP, and it’s open to jobs in any TEER category.

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