Ontario Revokes All Nine Legacy Immigration Streams – What This Means for You

Imagine spending months optimising your profile for a provincial stream only to discover the stream no longer exists. Effective May 30, 2026, Ontario scrapped all nine legacy Provincial Nominee Program streams. Many applicants who built their strategy on these pathways now face uncertainty. The province is shifting to a targeted selection model where factors like field of study, language ability, labour-market alignment and settlement intent will carry more weight. What happens to those whose plans were based on the old system? In the next instalment, we’ll explore why changes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba could be even more important for skilled workers outside Canada.

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