The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held 12 targeted draws on April 23, 2026, issuing a combined total of 2,102 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates with job offers across four regions of the province.
The draws were held through the province’s Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills streams.
To have been invited, candidates must have declared that they currently reside in Canada with a valid work or study permit.
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For these draws, eligible profiles must have been created and attested to by April 21, 2026, at 11:59 pm, and no earlier than July 2, 2025.
Foreign Worker stream
Under the Foreign Worker stream, the minimum score required to receive an invitation varied by region:
| Region | Invitations issued | Minimum score |
| Eastern Ontario | 63 | 318 |
| Northern Ontario | 60 | 57 |
| Southwestern Ontario | 60 | 194 |
| Central Ontario (excluding GTA) | 60 | 128 |
Targeted occupations vary widely across all four regions.
International Student stream
Under the International Student stream, the minimum score required and number of invitations issued were as follows:
| Region | Invitations issued | Minimum score |
| Eastern Ontario | 173 | 87 |
| Northern Ontario | 167 | 87 |
| Southwestern Ontario | 173 | 84 |
| Central Ontario | 173 | 85 |
Eligible occupations under the International Student stream were broader than those in the Foreign Worker stream, encompassing roles in healthcare, social services, trades, and administrative occupations, among others.
In-Demand Skills stream
All four regional In-Demand Skills streams shared a minimum score of 34. The number of invitations issued by region was:
| Regions | Invitations issued |
| Eastern Ontario | 48 |
| Northern Ontario | 79 |
| Southwestern Ontario | 430 |
| Central Ontario (excluding GTA) | 162 |
The eligible NOC codes varied by region.
Note: OINP lists the minimum score for the Northern Ontario region as 35 in another source.
This marks the OINP‘s fifth set of invitation rounds in April, following draws held earlier in the month on April 1, April 8, April 15, and April 22.
Regional breakdown
The OINP issued ITAs across four regions of Ontario: Eastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, and Central Ontario (excluding the GTA).
Eastern Ontario includes the following Census Divisions:
- Frontenac
- Hastings
- Kawartha Lakes
- Lanark,
- Leeds and Grenville
- Lennox and Addington
- Northumberland
- Ottawa
- Ottawa-Carleton
- Peterborough
- Prescott and Russell
- Prince Edward
- Renfrew, and
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Northern Ontario includes the following Census Divisions:
- Algoma
- Cochrane
- Greater Sudbury
- Haliburton
- Kenora
- Manitoulin
- Muskoka
- Nipissing
- Parry Sound
- Rainy River
- Sudbury
- Thunder Bay, and
- Timiskaming.
Southwestern Ontario includes the following Census Divisions:
- Brant,
- Bruce,
- Chatham-Kent
- Elgin
- Essex
- Haldimand-Norfolk
- Hamilton
- Hamilton-Wentworth
- Huron
- Lambton
- Middlesex
- Niagara
- Oxford, and
- Perth.
Central Ontario (excluding GTA) includes the following Census Divisions: Dufferin, Grey, Simcoe, Waterloo, and Wellington
Southwestern Ontario accounted for the largest share of invitations in this set of draws, with 797 ITAs issued across its three streams, while Northern Ontario received the fewest, with 303 total invitations.
Next steps for invited candidates
Candidates who received an ITA must log in to the OINP e-Filing Portal and click the newly created file number with the prefix “JOXX”.
Applications and payment must be submitted within 17 calendar days from the date of invitation. Employers of invited candidates must review the employer guide and submit their portion of the application within 14 calendar days.
After receiving a provincial nomination from Ontario, successful nominees can then apply to the federal government for permanent residence (PR).
What’s ahead for the OINP
These draws come as Ontario prepares for a significant overhaul of its immigration streams next month.
Legal changes to the Ontario Immigration Act are set to take effect on May 30, 2026, which will revoke all existing categories of applicants eligible for a certificate of nomination — including the Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills categories used in these draws.
Ontario has proposed replacing the current streams with a consolidated Employer Job Offer stream and three new pathways, but the OINP has not yet confirmed when replacement streams will launch or how existing candidates will be transitioned.
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