Ontario sends over 1100 invitations in five OINP draws, i.e., on December 10, Ontario issued a total of 1,133 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination through five separate draws. These were the first draws since October 9, ending a pause of two months.
Invitations were sent to candidates in three Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) streams:
- Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
- Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream
- Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream
These draws focused on early childhood educators, healthcare workers, and candidates who may qualify under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot. This pilot supports Ontario’s smaller communities by helping employers hire workers who want to live and stay in those regions. The draws used all three job-offer streams listed above.
All five draws invited people who are currently living in Canada and who already have a profile in Ontario’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system.
For the REDI pilot, Ontario targeted candidates interested in working and settling in specific smaller communities. The invited areas for this round included Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville Census Divisions.
Below is the full summary of the draws held on December 10.
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 of these draws accepted profiles created between July 2 and December 9, 2025.
About The Foreign Worker Stream
This OINP stream is for skilled foreign workers who have a valid job offer in Ontario. The worker can be inside or outside Canada. The job offer must be in a skilled occupation under TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3, or be an eligible physician role. If approved, the candidate can apply for permanent residency and settle in Ontario.
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 included candidate profiles created between July 2 and December 10, 2025.
About The International Student Stream
This stream is for international students who graduated from a Canadian institution and have a job offer in a skilled TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation. Candidates can apply from inside or outside Canada. Unlike the Foreign Worker Stream, work experience is not required, thus making this a popular option for new graduates.
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 accepted profiles created between July 2 and December 9, 2025.
About The In-Demand Skills Stream
This program is for candidates with job offers in important but lower-skilled occupations, often in farming, construction, manufacturing, or personal support. It supports Ontario employers who struggle to find workers in these areas.
Total ITAs Issued By OINP In 2025
So far in 2025, Ontario has issued 11,612 invitations across only three streams. The table below shows the full breakdown:
| 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 |
Ontario Plans A Major Change To Its Nominee Program
As Ontario sends over 1100 invitations in five OINP draws, it is important to note that the province has proposed big changes to how it selects candidates for provincial nomination. These changes would:
Phase 1:
- Combine the three Employer Job Offer streams into a single stream.
Phase 2:
- Remove all current OINP streams and introduce three new ones:
- A Priority Healthcare stream
- An Entrepreneur stream
- An Exceptional Talent stream
These changes are still being discussed. No final decision or start date has been announced.
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