Ontario Regionalization Points & City Directory
The 2026 Ontario Workforce Priority Stream (OWPS) awards up to 15 points based on where your Ontario job offer or medical practice is located. Settling outside Toronto increases your nomination score significantly.
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Northern Ontario
15 Points (Max)Includes all northern territorial districts across Ontario. Highest priority regionalization score.
Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins, Kenora, Cochrane, Temiskaming Shores, Elliot Lake, Parry Sound.
Eastern Ontario
10 PointsIncludes Ottawa national capital region, St. Lawrence valley, and eastern counties.
Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Peterborough, Belleville, Brockville, Pembroke, Hawkesbury, Smiths Falls, Quinte West.
Southwestern Ontario
10 PointsManufacturing and tech corridors along the western peninsula and US border.
London, Windsor, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Sarnia, Chatham-Kent, Woodstock, St. Thomas.
Central Ontario (Excl. GTA)
10 PointsGrowth centers in Simcoe County, Niagara Peninsula, and Kawarthas outside the GTA boundary.
Barrie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Orillia, Collingwood, Midland, Kawartha Lakes, Norfolk County.
GTA (Outside City of Toronto)
5 PointsRegional municipalities of Peel, York, Halton, and Durham.
Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Oakville, Burlington, Richmond Hill, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Milton.
City of Toronto
0 PointsOfficial boundaries of the City of Toronto.
Downtown Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, York, East York.
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