OINP issues over 2,000 invitations to candidates in back-to-back draw days

The Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) has issued 2,049 invitations to candidates across two consecutive days, following more than two months of inactivity.

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On December 10, Ontario extended a total of 1,133 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination across five draws.

In addition, the province also held three more draws on December 11, targeting 916 candidates in specific occupations across multiple regions of Ontario.

December 10 draws

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.

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.

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.

December 11 draws

On December 11, the OINP invited 916 candidates in another draw round, selecting candidates based on factors such as work location, Ontario-based occupation and educational experience, and having in-demand skills.

The OINP only selected candidates currently residing in Canada.

The OINP issued these nominations with consideration to candidates having a job offer in a particular region of Ontario. Among the eligible regions of Ontario for this draw were:

Eastern Ontario

The OINP sent out 305 invitations under three streams in this draw.

Under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, 89 invitations went to candidates with a score of at least 54 and a job offer in select management, business, HR, IT, health, social services, and technical roles, as well as a few specialized positions in agriculture and power systems.

For the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream, the province invited 93 candidates and applied a higher cut-off score of 77. The OINP again focused on many of the same management, HR, IT, and health occupations, but also included roles such as social workers, occupational therapists, medical laboratory technologists, career development practitioners, and certain industrial and railway supervisory positions.

Finally, under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream, Ontario issued 123 invitations, using a much lower minimum score of 30. Invitations were restricted to a single in-demand occupation: home support workers, housekeepers, and related occupations (NOC 44101).

A full summary of the results (including eligible occupations) can be found below:

Stream	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	54	NOC 00012 – Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services;  NOC 00013 – Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations;  NOC 10010 – Financial managers;  NOC 10012 – Purchasing managers;  NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals;  NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12100 – Executive assistants;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12111 – Health information management occupations;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 20010 – Engineering managers;  NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers;  NOC 21100 – Physicists and astronomers;  NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists;  NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists;  NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment;  NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists;  NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers;  NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services;  NOC 40030 – Managers in social, community and correctional services;  NOC 41200 – University professors and lecturers;  NOC 41302 – Ecclesiastical occupations;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 80020 – Managers in agriculture;  NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators
Employer Job Offer: International Student	77	NOC 10010 – Financial managers;  NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals;  NOC 12011 – Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12100 – Executive assistants;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12111 – Health information management occupations;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers;  NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists;  NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists;  NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment;  NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists;  NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services;  NOC 41200 – University professors and lecturers;  NOC 41300 – Social workers;  NOC 41321 – Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education);  NOC 73310 – Railway and yard locomotive engineers;  NOC 92015 – Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing;  NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills	30	NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations

Northern Ontario

The OINP sent out 68 invitations under two streams in this draw.

Under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, 29 invitations were issued to candidates with a minimum score of 51 and a job offer in a targeted list of management, HR, supply chain, admin, inspection, health, natural resources, trades, and power engineering roles.

For the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream, the province invited 39 candidates, keeping a higher cutoff of 77; and focusing on many of the same business, HR, supply chain, and health occupations, while also including audiologists and speech-language pathologists, dental hygienists, cardiology technologists, and other health and social services occupations.

A full summary of the results (including eligible occupations) can be found below:

Stream	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	51	NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12111 – Health information management occupations;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 22233 – Construction inspectors;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists;  NOC 41200 – University professors and lecturers;  NOC 41406 – Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews;  NOC 72602 – Deck officers, water transport;  NOC 80010 – Managers in natural resources production and fishing;  NOC 92014 – Supervisors, forest products processing;  NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators
Employer Job Offer: International Student	77	NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals;  NOC 12010 – Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12111 – Health information management occupations;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 22233 – Construction inspectors;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists;  NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists;  NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;  NOC 80021 – Managers in horticulture;  NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators

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Southwestern Ontario

The OINP sent out 239 invitations under two streams in this draw.

Under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, the OINP invited 103 candidates, who needed a minimum score of 51, and a job offer in select senior management, business and admin, HR, health care, engineering, telecom, trades, agriculture, and manufacturing supervisory roles.

For the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream, the OINP invited 136 candidates with a cut-off score of 73, targeting many of the same management, HR, admin, supply chain, health, and trades supervisory occupations, while also including roles such as human resources managers, physiotherapists, nurse aides, social/community services managers, and other occupations.

A full summary of the results (including eligible occupations) can be found below:

Stream	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	51	NOC 00012 – Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services;  NOC 10010 – Financial managers;  NOC 10012 – Purchasing managers;  NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 10030 – Telecommunication carriers managers;  NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting;  NOC 12011 – Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12100 – Executive assistants;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12103 – Conference and event planners;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 20010 – Engineering managers;  NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers;  NOC 21330 – Mining engineers;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists;  NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services;  NOC 41302 – Ecclesiastical occupations;  NOC 41404 – Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations;  NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers;  NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;  NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews;  NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers;  NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians;  NOC 80020 – Managers in agriculture;  NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services;  NOC 92010 – Supervisors, mineral and metal processing;  NOC 92023 – Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing;  NOC 92024 – Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly;  NOC 93100 – Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
Employer Job Offer: International Student	73	NOC 10010 – Financial managers;  NOC 10011 – Human resources managers;  NOC 10012 – Purchasing managers;  NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting;  NOC 12010 – Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers;  NOC 12011 – Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12100 – Executive assistants;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12111 – Health information management occupations;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists;  NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates;  NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services;  NOC 40030 – Managers in social, community and correctional services;  NOC 41301 – Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations;  NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers;  NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;  NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians;  NOC 80020 – Managers in agriculture;  NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services;  NOC 92010 – Supervisors, mineral and metal processing;  NOC 92011 – Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities;  NOC 92013 – Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing;  NOC 92014 – Supervisors, forest products processing;  NOC 92023 – Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing;  NOC 92024 – Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly

Central Ontario (excluding the GTA)

The OINP sent out 304 invitations under three streams in this draw.

Under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, 84 candidates were invited, needing a minimum score of 49, and a job offer in selected senior management, business and admin, HR, finance, health, design, construction management, trades supervision, maintenance, transit, and manufacturing roles.

For the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream, the province invited 105 candidates—setting a higher cutoff of 71—and focusing on many of the same business, HR, health, construction, and trades occupations, while also targeting editors, producers/directors, massage therapists, and printing supervisors.

Finally, under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream, Ontario invited 115 candidates with a score of at least 30, but only in one in-demand occupation: home support workers, housekeepers, and related occupations (NOC 44101).

A full summary of the results (including eligible occupations) can be found below:

Stream	Minimum score	Eligible occupations (NOC 2021)
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker	49	NOC 00013 – Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations;  NOC 10010 – Financial managers;  NOC 10011 – Human resources managers;  NOC 10012 – Purchasing managers;  NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11109 – Other financial officers;  NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals;  NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13101 – Property administrators;  NOC 13111 – Legal administrative assistants;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 20010 – Engineering managers;  NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers;  NOC 31103 – Veterinarians;  NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists;  NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists;  NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 41404 – Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers;  NOC 52121 – Interior designers and interior decorators;  NOC 70010 – Construction managers;  NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers;  NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations;  NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers;  NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;  NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians;  NOC 73201 – General maintenance workers and building superintendents;  NOC 73301 – Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators;  NOC 92013 – Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
Employer Job Offer: International Student	71	NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers;  NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;  NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting;  NOC 12011 – Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers;  NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations;  NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers;  NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers;  NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers;  NOC 12201 – Insurance adjusters and claims examiners;  NOC 13100 – Administrative officers;  NOC 13101 – Property administrators;  NOC 13111 – Legal administrative assistants;  NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants;  NOC 30010 – Managers in health care;  NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating;  NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians;  NOC 32201 – Massage therapists;  NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;  NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates;  NOC 51110 – Editors;  NOC 51120 – Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations;  NOC 52121 – Interior designers and interior decorators;  NOC 70010 – Construction managers;  NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations;  NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers;  NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;  NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations;  NOC 73201 – General maintenance workers and building superintendents;  NOC 73301 – Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators;  NOC 92013 – Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills	30	NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations

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ITAs issued through the OINP in 2025

The OINP has issued a total of 12,528 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	4,860
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream	6,605
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream	1,063
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):

• A priority healthcare stream;
• An entrepreneur stream; and
• An exceptional talent stream.

Discussions are currently underway, and the potential implementation of this selection process has not yet been confirmed or deadlined.

To learn more about this, visit our article covering the specifics on these potential upcoming changes.

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