To qualify under the Masters Graduate or PhD Graduate streams, you must have a graduate degree from an eligible Ontario university and apply within two years of getting your degree.

• Masters Graduate stream
• PhD Graduate stream

Master’s Graduate Stream

This stream gives international graduates with an Ontario master’s degree the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Ontario.

Mandatory requirements

• You must have completed the requirements necessary to get a master’s degree within the past two years
• CLB level 7 or higher in either English or French
• You must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years before you apply.

PhD Graduate Stream

This stream gives international graduates with an Ontario PhD degree the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Ontario.

Mandatory requirements

• You must have completed the requirements necessary to get a PhD degree. At least two years of your PhD studies must have been completed while legally living and studying in Ontario.
• You must have legally lived in Ontario for at least one year in the past two years before you apply.
• You must submit your application within two years of completing the requirements necessary to obtain your PhD degree.