After Two-Month Hiatus, OINP Extends Over 1,100 Invitations Across Five Draws

Kritika Pandey

Updated On Dec 12, 2025

On December 10, 2025, OINP issued 1,133 ITAs in 5 targeted draws for Foreign Worker, International Student & In-Demand Skills streams. Prioritising candidates in Canada with active Ontario EOI profiles.

After Two-Month Hiatus, OINP Extends Over 1,100 Invitations Across Five Draws

After a two-month hiatus from the last draw on October 9th, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted five draws focusing on Expression of Interest (EOI) in December 2025. This draw has issued a total of 1,133 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination.

These invitations were extended to candidates across three specific streams in the OINP’s job offer category: Foreign Worker Stream, International Student Stream, and In-Demand Skills Stream.

All five draws focused exclusively on individuals who are currently residing in Canada and have a profile registered within Ontario's EOI system.

The draw has targeted only two main groups:

Priority Occupations: Candidates in health care professions and early childhood educators and assistants.
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI) Pilot: Candidates are eligible for this pilot, which focuses on supporting economic growth and population stability in smaller regions. The targeted communities were the Census Divisions of Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville.

1. Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

This draw is for the stream and profiles created between July 2 and December 9, 2025:

Targeted Group	ITAs Issued	Minimum Score
Health Occupations and Early Childhood Educators/Assistants	398	49
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	29	45

Eligible Occupations (NOC 2021) by Target Group:

Targeted Group	Select Eligible Occupations
REDI Pilot	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing, and public relations (11202); Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (12200); Administrative assistants (13110); Pharmacists (31120); Registered nurses and psychiatric nurses (31301); Licensed practical nurses (32101); Nurse aides (33102); Carpenters (72310); Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (72401); Electrical mechanics (72422); and Agricultural service contractors (82030).
Health/ECE	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (31300); Registered nurses (31301); Nurse practitioners (31302); Physician assistants, midwives, and allied health professionals (31303); Licensed practical nurses (32101); Nurse aides (33102); and Early childhood educators and assistants (42202).

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2. Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream

The draws for this stream considered profiles created between July 2 and December 10, 2025:

Targeted Group	ITAs Issued	Minimum Score
Health Occupations and Early Childhood Educators/Assistants	659	73
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	33	63

Eligible Occupations (NOC 2021) by Target Group:

Targeted Group	Select Eligible Occupations
REDI Pilot	Other administrative services managers (10019); Financial and investment analysts (11101); Accounting technicians (12200); Administrative assistants (13110); Web designers (21233); Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (22310); Electronic service technicians (22311); Nurse aides (33102); Pharmacy technical assistants (33103); Early childhood educators and assistants (42202); Machinists (72100); Carpenters (72310); Construction millwrights (72400); Automotive service technicians (72410); Roofers (73110); Residential and commercial installers (73200); and Supervisors in food and beverage processing (92012).
Health/ECE	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (31300); Registered nurses (31301); Nurse practitioners (31302); Physician assistants, midwives, and allied health professionals (31303); Licensed practical nurses (32101); Nurse aides (33102); and Early childhood educators and assistants (42202).

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3. Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream

The single draw for this stream considered profiles created between July 2 and December 9, 2025.

Targeted Group	ITAs Issued	Minimum Score
Regional Economic Development Through Immigration (REDI)	14	30

Eligible Occupations (NOC 2021):

Home support workers, housekeepers, and related occupations (44101)
Material handlers (75101)
Machine operators, mineral and metal processing (94100)
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (94140)
Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors, and testers (94201)
Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus, and equipment manufacturing (94202)
Labourers in food and beverage processing (95106)

4. Invitations Issued Through the OINP in 2025

The OINP has issued a total of 11,612 invitations in 2025 so far, distributed exclusively through three of its streams:

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

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