The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) made 1,334 invitations for application through the In-Demand Skills stream on April 15, 2026.
The draw was focused on inviting two groups of candidates working in either six agriculture-oriented occupations or in any of the 33 other prioritized occupations in the province.
Today’s draw is the third of the year 2026 from the OINP program within the month of April after the previous draw in the mining sector on April 1st and the big multi-category draw on April 8th.
In just the first 15 days of April 2026, the OINP has invited 3,921 applications through its various categories.
The In-Demand Skills category caters particularly to candidates receiving job offers in TEER 4 or TEER 5 occupations that are generally ineligible for the Express Entry Program.
Draw occupations include agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, construction labor, and public work maintenance.
Here is a full breakdown of everything included in this draw.
Summary of the April 15, 2026 OINP In-Demand Skills Draw
Table 1 below gives a brief look at the occupation categories, invitation numbers, and minimum score requirements for the draw.
| Category | Invitations | Min Score | Targeted Occupations | Date profiles created |
| Agriculture-Related | 315 | 35 | 6 | July 2, 2025 – April 13, 2026 |
| Other Priority | 1,024 | 36 | 33 | April 13, 2026 |
In total, there were 1,334 invitations awarded for both occupation categories in a single joint draw.
For occupation category involving agriculture jobs, the minimum score requirement was 35 whereas for other priority occupations it was 36.
The minimum difference of one point in both of these score requirements indicates that the province of Ontario values both these occupation categories as urgent in labor demands.
Categories of agricultural jobs had a total of 6 eligible NOC codes in their category whereas other priority occupations had 33 different NOC codes.
All the 39 occupations mentioned above constitute those that are the most difficult occupations to fill in Ontario.
6 Agriculture-Related Occupations Targeted in This Draw
This category of the draw was designed specifically for individuals who scored at least 35 and were offered employment in one of six possible NOCs.
These occupations represent the entire spectrum of Ontario’s agricultural industry, starting from farming and ending with processing.
Ontario’s agricultural industry has been suffering from a serious shortage of workers that has been growing steadily over the last several years.
Agricultural businesses in Ontario rely predominantly on temporary foreign labor and international students to maintain their operations.
This category of the draw presents a straightforward opportunity for such individuals to transition from their current status to permanent residency.
The list of eligible occupations is provided below.
| NOC Code | Occupation Title |
| 84120 | Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators |
| 85100 | Livestock labourers |
| 85103 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| 94140 | Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing |
| 94141 | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
| 95106 | Labourers in food and beverage processing |
33 Other Priority Occupations Targeted in This Draw
Priority Occupations – Other: Required a minimum score of 36 and comprised 33 NOC codes from many different occupations.
The occupations include jobs in manufacturing, construction support, logistics, public works, home care, and industrial processing.
This large list of occupations shows how Ontario lacks laborers not only in one or two particular occupations, but rather, the entire range of its industrial economy is lacking employees.
The following table will contain all 33 other priority occupations NOC codes.
| NOC Code | Occupation Title |
| 14400 | Shippers and receivers |
| 14402 | Production logistics workers |
| 44101 | Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations |
| 74203 | Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers |
| 74204 | Waterworks and gas maintenance workers |
| 74205 | Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers |
| 75101 | Material handlers |
| 75110 | Construction trades helpers and labourers |
| 75119 | Other trades helpers and labourers |
| 75211 | Railway and motor transport labourers |
| 75212 | Public works and maintenance labourers |
| 94100 | Machine operators, mineral and metal processing |
| 94101 | Foundry workers |
| 94103 | Concrete, clay and stone-forming operators |
| 94105 | Metalworking and forging machine operators |
| 94106 | Machining tool operators |
| 94107 | Other metal products machine operators |
| 94110 | Chemical plant machine operators |
| 94111 | Plastics processing machine operators |
| 94112 | Rubber processing machine operators and related workers |
| 94120 | Sawmill machine operators |
| 94124 | Woodworking machine operators |
| 94132 | Industrial sewing machine operators |
| 94200 | Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers |
| 94202 | Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing |
| 94203 | Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors; industrial electrical motors and transformers |
| 94204 | Mechanical assemblers and inspectors |
| 94212 | Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors |
| 94213 | Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators |
| 94219 | Other products: assemblers, finishers and inspectors |
| 95100 | Labourers in mineral and metal processing |
| 95101 | Labourers in metal fabrication |
| 95103 | Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing |
Among the occupations there is a large percentage of those from the manufacturing field, including assemblers for motor vehicles, mechanical assemblers, electrical appliance assemblers, and industrial painters.
Ontario is known to be Canada’s manufacturing powerhouse and the auto manufacturing industry employs thousands of people in Ontario.
Many machine operators in metal processing plants, chemical plants, plastic processing industries, rubber processing factories, and woodworking factories are also included on this list.
Construction support occupations include trades helpers, laborers, and material handlers showing the growth in Ontario’s housing and infrastructure development sector.
Also included in the list are home support workers and housekeepers, reflecting Ontario’s increasing need for in-home health care for its aging population.
Maintenance workers for public works, waterworks and gas services, as well as workers in railway and road transport are other additions to the list on the infrastructure front.
There are shippers, receivers, and production logisticians who take care of the supply chain part of the profession.
Application Process and Deadlines for Invited Candidates
Applicants invited on April 15, 2026 need to go through the same application process as that required for all Employer Job Offers by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
There is no room for errors in this case because failure to meet even one of the deadlines will make your invitation expire.
| Step | Action Required |
| Step 1 | Review the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills stream page to confirm you meet all eligibility requirements and prepare your mandatory documents. |
| Step 2 | Your employer must review the employer guide and submit their portion of the application within 14 calendar days from the invitation date. |
| Step 3 | Log in to the OINP e-Filing Portal and click the newly created file number with the prefix JOXX. Submit your application and payment within 17 calendar days from the invitation date. |
Employer deadline, which is 14 days, usually stands out as the most important hurdle in the entire process.
You are supposed to inform the employer about your invitation right away to give yourself ample time to collect all the required documentation and submit your application.
The candidate deadline, which begins from April 15, 2026, is fixed at 17 days.
All candidates must apply for the program via the OINP e-filing portal with file number JOXX.
Nearly 4,000 Total OINP Invitations in April 2026
An additional 1,334 invitations from the April 15th draw make yet another extremely busy month for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
Below is a chart that keeps track of the total number of OINP invitations made in April 2026.
| Date | Draw Category | Invitations |
| April 1, 2026 | Mining Sector (3 streams) | 759 |
| April 8, 2026 | Healthcare, Francophone, REDI, Physicians | 1,828 |
| April 15, 2026 | Agriculture and Priority Occupations (In-Demand Skills) | 1,334 |
| Total | 3,921 |
Only within two weeks, the province has sent out 3,921 invitations. As such, April 2026 looks like being among the busiest months in the program’s history.
Draws were conducted in several sectors, including mining, health care, nursing, early childhood education, Francophone immigration, regional development, physician attraction, agriculture, and manufacturing.
At the rate it is going, Ontario will most likely issue more than 5,000 or even 6,000 invitations by the end of April.
Individuals in all sectors must keep their OINP application profiles updated, watching the OINP Program Updates page for further draw information.