New OINP Update: Ontario has also had one of its biggest multi-stream OINP invitation rounds of the year with a total of 1,133 invitations being issued on December 10, 2025.

Five distinct targeted draws had been conducted under different classes that involved 38 occupations under Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot.

All the invited candidates needed to be legally residing in Canada and provide a valid job offer through the Employer Portal.

2 OINP Draws For Foreign Worker Stream

Healthcare & ECE Occupations (General Draw)

Ontario issued targeted invitations to candidates with job offers in high-demand healthcare roles or NOC 42202 (Early childhood educators and assistants).

Physician occupations under NOC 31100, 31101, and 31102 were not invited.

Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
398	July 2, 2025 – December 10, 2025	49 and above	Targeted draw for the below-listed 7 health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants.

• Eligible occupations included:
  • 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

REDI Pilot (Targeted Regional Draw)

Candidates residing in Canada with a job offer in Lambton, Lanark, or Leeds and Grenville were also invited.

Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
29	July 2, 2025 – December 10, 2025	45 and above	Targeted draw for 11 occupations listed below under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI).

• Targeted occupations included:
  • 11202: Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
  • 12200: Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
  • 13110: Administrative assistants
  • 31120: Pharmacists
  • 31301: Registered nurses
  • 32101: Licensed practical nurses
  • 33102: Nurse aides
  • 72310: Carpenters
  • 72401: Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
  • 72422: Electrical mechanics
  • 82030: Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors

2 OINP Draws For International Student Stream

Healthcare & ECE Occupations (General Draw)

Date issued	Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
December 10, 2025	659	July 2, 2025 – December 10, 2025	73 and above	Targeted draw for health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants. Please refer to the OINP Program Updates page for more information.

• Targeted occupations included:
  • NOC 31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
  • NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
  • NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
  • NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
  • NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

Candidates with the physician NOC codes 31100, 31101 and 31102 have not been issued invitations.

REDI Pilot (Regional Draw)

International students with employer-submitted job offers in one of the targeted census divisions also received invitations.

Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
33	July 2, 2025 – December 10, 2025	63 and above	Targeted draw for 16 occupations listed below under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI).

• Eligible occupations included:
  • 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
  • 22311 Electronic service technicians
  • 33103 Pharmacy technical assistants
  • 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants
  • 72100 Machinists
  • 72310 Carpenters
  • 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
  • 72410 Automotive service technicians
  • 73110 Roofers and shinglers
  • 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers
  • 92012 Supervisors, food and beverage processing

OINP Draw For In-Demand Skills Stream

REDI Pilot (Regional Draw Only)

Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
14	July 2, 2025 – December 10, 2025	30 and above	Targeted draw for 7 occupations listed below under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI).

• Targeted occupations included:
  • 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 manufacturing
  • 95106 Labourers in food and beverage processing

The In-Demand Skills stream formed part of the invitations issued under REDI.

All candidates were required to reside in Canada and have a job offer in Lambton, Lanark, or Leeds and Grenville.

How Candidates Can Apply

The invitations sent to the candidates on December 10 can now be applied to the stream where the invitations were received. Key timelines apply:

• Review the stream requirements and document checklist.
• Employers must submit the application for the approval of an employment position by January 5, 2026.
• Candidates must log in to the OINP e-Filing Portal and submit their own application by January 8, 2026.

Applications are shown under a new created file number with a prefix of JOXX.

The previous Expression of Interest file number will be greyed and must not be taken into consideration.

OINP observes that invited applicants are not required to get in touch with the program itself.

Ontario still continues to use targeted draws to fill certain labour shortages instead of holding wide invitation rounds.

The province is projected to have a regulated, employer-based model all the way through 2026 as the Employer Portal requirement is fully realized and the regional selection becomes even more engrained under REDI.

The December 10 draws also indicate that Ontario is experiencing a long term demand of healthcare workers, early childhood educators, skilled trades professionals as well as food processing workers in both the largest urban centres of Ontario and the rural communities.