For applicants confused by an Ontario PNP EOI/application form asking for a 'date of Notification of Interest' when they haven't received one yet:
- You generally can't complete this step of the Ontario application without an Invitation to Apply (ITA) or Notification of Interest first. Some Ontario PNP streams only let you submit an application after the province has already selected you — either through Express Entry (an ITA-aligned stream) or a direct Expression of Interest process.
- If you already received an ITA through your Express Entry profile, the date is available there — log into your Express Entry account (the 'EE' portal) to find the exact date your invitation was issued, rather than guessing.
- If you haven't been invited or notified yet, stop and check which specific Ontario stream you're applying to. Confirm on the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) website whether that stream requires a prior ITA/NOI before you can submit — trying to fill in a date that doesn't exist yet usually means you're either on the wrong form or applying out of sequence.
OINP streams and their exact sequencing (EOI vs. Express Entry-linked) change over time, so confirm your specific stream's current process on the official OINP page before proceeding.