The OINP divides its program into several categories which include:
- Employer Job Offer (Foreign Worker and International Student and In-Demand Skills streams)
- Human Capital (Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate and Express Entry Human Capital Priorities and French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades)
- Business (Entrepreneur stream).
Note: The program divides its applicants into different categories based on their employment offers and educational background and professional experience and business investment goals.