OINP issues over 1,100 invitations across five draws after two-month pause

On December 10, Ontario extended a total of 1,133 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination across five draws, after having held no draws since October 9.

Candidates across three Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) streams received invitations, including the

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream;
Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream; and
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream.

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These draws targeted early childhood educators, priority health care professionals, and candidates who may qualify for the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot—which works within the OINP’s job offer streams—through all of the above streams.

All five draws focused on individuals currently residing in Canada with a profile in the province's Expression of Interest (EOI) system pool.

For the REDI pilot, which is intended to drive economic growth and support population stability in smaller regions, the targeted communities included these Census Divisions: Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville.

You can see a summary of each of the December 10 draws conducted below:

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

Targeted group	ITAs issued	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	29	45	11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 13110 – Administrative assistants 31120 – Pharmacists 31301– Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 32101 – Licensed practical nurses 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 72310 – Carpenters 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 72422 – Electrical mechanics 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
Health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants	398	49	31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 31301– Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 31302– Nurse practitioners 31303– Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals 32101– Licensed practical nurses 33102– Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 42202– Early childhood educators and assistants

Both draws considered profiles created from July 2 to December 9, 2025.

The Foreign Worker Stream is available to foreign workers (in and outside Canada) who have received a job offer in a skilled profession (or eligible physicians) and wish to work and settle in Ontario. To qualify, the job must be classified within TEER categories 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream

Targeted group	ITAs issued	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	33	63	10019– Other administrative services managers 11101– Financial and investment analysts 12200– Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 13110– Administrative assistants 21233– Web designers 22310– Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 22311– Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) 33102– Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 33103– Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants 42202– Early childhood educators and assistants 72100– Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors 72310– Carpenters 72400– Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 72410– Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 73110– Roofers and shinglers 73200– Residential and commercial installers and servicers 92012– Supervisors, food and beverage processing
Health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants.	659	73	31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 31301– Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 31302– Nurse practitioners 31303– Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals 32101– Licensed practical nurses 33102– Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 42202– Early childhood educators and assistants

Both draws considered profiles created between July 2 and December 10, 2025.

International students with a job offer in a skilled TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation can use the International Student Stream to pursue permanent residency. The program accepts those inside and outside Canada, and no work experience is needed.

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Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream

Targeted group	ITAs issued	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	14	30	44101– Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations 75101– Material handlers 94100– Machine operators, mineral and metal processing 94140– Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing 94201– Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers 94202– Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing 95106– Labourers in food and beverage processing

This draw considered profiles created from July 2 to December 9, 2025.

Foreign workers (in and outside Canada) with job offers in key in-demand occupations, such as those in agriculture, construction, or personal support work, may qualify for the In-Demand Skills Stream.

ITAs issued through the OINP in 2025

The OINP has issued a total of 11,612 invitations in 2025 to date. The table below shows how invitations have been distributed by stream.

Thus far in 2025, Ontario has extended invitations through only three of its streams:

Stream	ITAs issued
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream	4,555
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream	6,232
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream	825
Masters Graduate stream	0
PhD Graduate stream	0
Entrepreneur stream	0

Note: The OINP has recently proposed a complete overhaul to its selection process of provincial nominees, which will impact anyone seeking to obtain PR and settle in Ontario.

This would include consolidating its three Employer Job Offer Streams into one stream (phase one), and eliminating all other existing streams and introducing three streams in their place (phase two):