Ontario expands OINP eligibility for self-employed internationally educated physicians

Effective January 1, 2026, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has updated eligibility requirements for self-employed physicians applying through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream. The changes align with recent amendments to the Medicine Act, 1991, and now allow internationally educated physicians holding provisional certificates from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to apply, provided they possess an OHIP billing number. However, postgraduate license holders no longer qualify under the self-employed category due to their inability to obtain billing numbers, though they remain eligible with employer job offers. These revisions aim to broaden pathways for foreign-trained medical professionals seeking permanent residence in Ontario.

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