Ontario invited over a thousand immigration candidates
The province conducted a series of targeted immigration selections for specialists in healthcare, early childhood education, and other priority areas.
On December 10, 2025, the province of Ontario held a series of targeted immigration draws under the OINP program in the Employer Job Offer streams. Invitations were issued to foreign workers, Canadian university graduates, and in-demand occupation specialists.
A total of 1,057 invitations were issued to candidates residing in Canada with job offers in priority healthcare and early childhood education sectors. Separate draws were also held for participants in the REDI (Regional Economic Development through Immigration) initiative.
Foreign Worker Stream
The Foreign Worker stream held targeted draws for priority occupations.
Invitations were issued to candidates with job offers in the following areas:
- nursing coordinators and supervisors;
- registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses;
- nurse practitioners;
- physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals;
- licensed practical nurses;
- patient care workers, assistants and orderlies;
- early childhood educators and assistants.
Candidates received invitations with scores of 49 and above.
International Student Stream
The International Student stream held a separate draw for those working in healthcare or early childhood education.
- Invitations were issued to candidates with scores of 73 and above;
- Only those with a valid job offer in Ontario in priority NOCs from the list above were considered.
In-Demand Skills Stream
The In-Demand Skills stream draw targeted workers with job offers in lower-wage but in-demand occupations. The minimum score for an invitation was 30.
Invitations were issued to candidates in the following occupations:
- home support workers and housekeepers;
- material handlers and warehouse workers;
- machine operators in mining and metallurgy;
- food processing equipment operators;
- electrical equipment assemblers and inspectors;
- home appliance assemblers;
- food processing workers.
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Separately, 76 invitations were issued to candidates residing in regions participating in the REDI initiative. Profiles with job offers in occupations such as accounting, administrative management, electrical work, mechanics, agriculture, and care services were considered.
Some of the included occupations:
- marketing and PR specialists;
- accountants and accounting technicians;
- administrative assistants;
- 31120 pharmacists;
- heavy equipment mechanics;
- electromechanics;
- agricultural supervisors.
Who Can Apply
Only candidates who received an invitation on December 10, 2025, can apply. The application process includes two stages:
- The employer must submit an application for job offer approval through the Employer Portal by January 5, 2026;
- The candidate must submit their own application through the OINP e-Filing Portal by January 8, 2026.
Starting July 2, 2025, all job offer approval applications are submitted only through the new Employer Portal. Only candidates whose employers have processed the offer through the system and whose EOI profiles are successfully registered are considered.
The previous draw in this category took place on October 9, 2025, and also focused on healthcare workers, educators, and in-demand occupation specialists.
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