Opportunities Ontario: Applying as an International Student

What is the International Student Category?

The International Student With Job Offer Stream can be used by employers when they want to recruit international students. Employers use the General Category when they want to recruit foreign workers. You can learn about applying as a foreign worker on this website.

Graduate international students who have graduated from one of Ontario’s publicly funded universities with a PhD or Masters degree can apply either under the International PhD Graduate Stream or the Pilot International Masters Graduate Stream. These graduates do not need to have a job offer.

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If you are an international student who wants to live and work permanently in Ontario, you may be eligible through either of the following three streams:

• International Student With Job Offer Stream:
• If you are an international student with a permanent full-time job offer, you may be able to apply to Opportunities Ontario for nomination as a permanent resident, under this stream of the International Student Category. For more information, visit the International Student With Job Offer Stream.
• International PhD Graduate Stream:
• If you are a graduate from a PhD program in one of Ontario’s publicly funded universities, you do not require a job offer to qualify for the program and may qualify under this stream of the International Student Category. For more information, visit the International PhD Graduate Stream.
• Pilot International Masters Graduate Stream:
• If you are a graduate from a Masters program in one of Ontario’s publicly funded universities, you do not require a job offer to qualify for the program and may qualify under this stream of the International Student Category. For more information, visit the Pilot International Masters Graduate Stream.