New OINP Update The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  has already issued 468 invitations with five targeted invitations, which occurred on August 28, 2025.

This is part of the Foreign Worker stream, International Student stream and In-Demand Skills stream aimed at bringing talent to main areas of Ontario.

This new round follows an almost 3-month pause in OINP draws, the last of which were on June 6 2025.

Any profile established between July 2  2025, and August 28 2025, was eligible, with the score thresholds depending on the stream and intended focus.

The information is broken down below so you can see whether you might qualify by a draw or not.

To aspiring immigrants, the draws through these OINP would be a proverbial golden ticket to gain a provincial nomination which, in turn, can expedite the journey towards Canadian permanent residency (PR).

Provided you have, of course, been invited, your employer has to file the application within 14 calendar days to have the approval of your working position according to the new OINP intake system that will be introduced in July 2025.

Ontario-OINP Foreign Worker Stream Draws

The stream focuses on providing Ontario employers with job opening details to foreign workers who have skillsets relevant to the needs of the provincial economy.

Two draws were conducted:

Date Issued	Invitations Issued	Date Profiles Created	Score Range	Notes
August 28, 2025	94	July 2, 2025 – August 28, 2025	53 and above	Targeted draw for candidates in Northern Ontario with a job offer in one of the 92 eligible occupations.
August 28, 2025	57	July 2, 2025 – August 28, 2025	45 and above	Targeted draw for Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) and with a job offer in one of the 33 eligible occupations.

Northern Ontario comprises Census Divisions like Muskoka, Haliburton, Nipissing, Parry sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, thunder bay, Rainy River, and kenora.

In the meantime, the REDI pilot has been directed at individual communities within Census Divisions such as Lambton, Lanark, and Leeds and Grenville, to support local economies by means of strategic immigration.

Ontario-OINP International Student Stream Draws

The stream focuses on attracting, retaining international talent by targeting new international graduates who have employment opportunities in Ontario.

This round had the most invitations to it, and two targeted draws:

Date Issued	Invitations Issued	Date Profiles Created	Score Range	Notes
August 28, 2025	236	July 2, 2025 – August 28, 2025	66 and above	Targeted draw for candidates in Northern Ontario with a job offer in one of the 92 eligible occupations.
August 28, 2025	56	July 2, 2025 – August 28, 2025	68 and above	Targeted draw for Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) and with a job offer in one of the 33 eligible occupations.

International students who score higher than these levels, especially those who are interested in Northern Ontario or REDI regions have a high probability of being promoted in their PR application.

Ontario-OINP In-Demand Skills Stream Draw

This stream targets employees in trades and services that are in shortage such as trades and other key services. One draw was held:

Date Issued	Invitations Issued	Date Profiles Created	Score Range	Notes
August 28, 2025	25	July 2, 2025 – August 28, 2025	34 and above	Targeted draw for Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) and with a job offer in one of the 12 eligible occupations.

Having a reduced score requirement means that talented tradespeople and others with positions that are sought after can contribute to the regional economies of Ontario.

Full List of 92 Occupations Targeted Under Foreign Workers Stream and International Student stream For Norther Ontario

1. NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers
2. NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
3. NOC 10029 – Other business services managers
4. NOC 11100 – Financial auditors and accountants
5. NOC 11101 – Financial and investment analysts
6. NOC 11102 – Financial advisors
7. NOC 11109 – Other financial officers
8. NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals
9. NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
10. NOC 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers
11. NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers
12. NOC 12103 – Conference and event planners
13. NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
14. NOC 13100 – Administrative officers
15. NOC 13102 – Payroll administrators
16. NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants
17. NOC 13201 – Production and transportation logistics coordinators
18. NOC 20010 – Engineering managers
19. NOC 21102 – Geoscientists and oceanographers
20. NOC 21221 – Business systems specialists
21. NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists
22. NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
23. NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
24. NOC 21233 – Web designers
25. NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
26. NOC 21300 – Civil engineers
27. NOC 21301 – Mechanical engineers
28. NOC 21310 – Electrical and electronics engineers
29. NOC 22100 – Chemical technologists and technicians
30. NOC 22101 – Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
31. NOC 22210 – Architectural technologists and technicians
32. NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
33. NOC 22213 – Land survey technologists and technicians
34. NOC 22214 – Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
35. NOC 22220 – Computer network and web technicians
36. NOC 22221 – User support technicians
37. NOC 22232 – Occupational health and safety specialists
38. NOC 22233 – Construction inspectors
39. NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
40. NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
41. NOC 22303 – Construction estimators
42. NOC 22310 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
43. NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
44. NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
45. NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
46. NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
47. NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
48. NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
49. NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
50. NOC 32100 – Opticians
51. NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
52. NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
53. NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
54. NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
55. NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
56. NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
57. NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
58. NOC 41220 – Secondary school teachers
59. NOC 41301 – Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
60. NOC 41405 – Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
61. NOC 42200 – Paralegals and related occupations
62. NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers
63. NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
64. NOC 42203 – Instructors of persons with disabilities
65. NOC 43202 – By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
66. NOC 52113 – Audio and video recording technicians
67. NOC 52120 – Graphic designers and illustrators
68. NOC 70010 – Construction managers
69. NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers
70. NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
71. NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
72. NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
73. NOC 72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
74. NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
75. NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians
76. NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
77. NOC 72310 – Carpenters
78. NOC 72321 – Insulators
79. NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
80. NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
81. NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
82. NOC 72411 – Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators
83. NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
84. NOC 72429 – Other small engine and small equipment repairers
85. NOC 72600 – Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
86. NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers
87. NOC 73111 – Glaziers
88. NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
89. NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers
90. NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
91. NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators
92. NOC 92101 – Water and waste treatment plant operators

Full List of 33 Occupations Targeted For Foreign Workers Stream and International Student stream Under REDI

1. NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers
2. NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
3. NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
4. NOC 13100 – Administrative officers
5. NOC 13102 – Payroll administrators
6. NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants
7. NOC 13200 – Customs, ship and other brokers
8. NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
9. NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
10. NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
11. NOC 22213 – Land survey technologists and technicians
12. NOC 22220 – Computer network and web technicians
13. NOC 22221 – User support technicians
14. NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
15. NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
16. NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
17. NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
18. NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
19. NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
20. NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
21. NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
22. NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers
23. NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
24. NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
25. NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
26. NOC 72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
27. NOC 72310 – Carpenters
28. NOC 72311 – Cabinetmakers
29. NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
30. NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
31. NOC 72999 – Other technical trades and related occupations
32. NOC 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
33. NOC 92012 – Supervisors, food and beverage processing

Full List of 12 Occupations Targeted For In-Demand Skills stream

1. NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
2. NOC 74203 – Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers
3. NOC 75101 – Material handlers
4. NOC 75110 – Construction trades helpers and labourers
5. NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
6. NOC 94100 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
7. NOC 94106 – Machining tool operators
8. NOC 94111 – Plastics processing machine operators
9. NOC 94140 – Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
10. NOC 94201 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
11. NOC 95100 – Labourers in mineral and metal processing
12. NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing

These five attractions highlight the intention of Ontario to use regional immigration strategies to populate and revitalize regions such as Northern Ontario and to promote economic growth using REDI.

There were 468 invitations and hundreds of new permanent residents could contribute to the workforce in Canada.

The unlucky ones still have a chance to check the OINP site to watch future draws-their profiles are still alive, and new opportunities emerge on a regular basis.

The official OINP Program Updates page has the latest information on immigration news.