Report fraud to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Overview

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program is governed by the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 and its regulations. Under this legislation:

• foreign nationals apply for a certificate of nomination and for job offer streams
• employers apply for approval of an employment position

Both applications must be approved for a foreign national in a job offer stream to be nominated for permanent residence in Canada.

Applicants must provide information in their application that is:

• accurate
• correct
• not misleading

If applicants use a representative to apply to the program, the representative must make reasonable efforts to ensure the information in the application is accurate, correct and not misleading.

If this information changes after they submit their application, applicants must inform the OINP promptly.

There are penalties for providing inaccurate, incorrect or misleading information.

Report suspected fraud, inaccurate, incorrect or misleading information

Email us at programintegrityteam@ontario.ca if you suspect:

• an applicant (whether an individual or an employer) provided the OINP with information that is inaccurate, incorrect or is misleading
• a representative (immigration consultant or lawyer) failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure that information provided in an OINP application (whether relating to an individual or an employer) is accurate, correct and not misleading

Please provide as much information as you can, including:

• name(s)
• location(s)
• why you believe the information is inaccurate, incorrect and misleading

Other reporting agencies

Visit the Government of Canada’s website to find out how to report fraud, including immigration or citizenship fraud.

Possible penalties

Inaccurate, incorrect and misleading information in an OINP application may result in the following penalties:

• denial of the application(s)
• cancellation of any related approval(s)
• prosecution under the Provincial Offences Act
• an administrative order

Types of administrative orders

Orders issued by the director of the Act to impose an administrative monetary penalty against an individual or organization, or ban an individual or organization from applying to the OINP or acting as a representative where it is found that they contravened a provision of the act or the regulations.

Order to ban

A person or organization subject to a ban by the director cannot participate in the OINP for the period up to five years.

Individuals and employers cannot apply to the OINP for the length of the ban period.

Representatives cannot advise or assist anyone in relation to an application to the OINP for the length of the ban period.

Order to administrative monetary penalty (AMP)

If you are subject to an AMP, you must pay the amount in the order to the Minister of Finance within 60 days of being served. The amount of the AMP cannot exceed $150,000 for each contravention in the Order.

AMPs are calculated as follows, in accordance with section 21 of Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General):

($2,000 × A × B) + C = AMP Amount, where:

• A = the total number of administrative penalties that have been imposed against the person or body in the previous 10 years or the number 1 otherwise,
• B = the number of applicants involved if the contravention involves applications of multiple persons or bodies or the number 1 otherwise, and
• C = the monetary amount that the person or body has received at any time in connection with the contravention.