Ontario is continuing to position itself as a top destination for skilled talent by issuing 1,680 new invitations through its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), Maple News reports. The draws, conducted on October 9, 2025, focused on attracting candidates to fill critical labour shortages in healthcare, early childhood education, and regional economic development.
These invitations were distributed across three specific Employer Job Offer streams: Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills. This strategic move falls in line with Ontario’s commitment to reinforcing essential services and fostering growth in smaller communities under the ongoing Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) initiative.
In the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream, Ontario issued 695 invitations, including 24 under the REDI category. A notable 671 invitations were extended to individuals in healthcare and early childhood education-related occupations. Eligible candidates had profiles submitted between July 2 and October 9, 2025, and all held valid Canadian job offers.
Target occupations in this stream included nurses, physicians, early childhood educators, nurse aides, and other key roles in clinical medicine and community health. Administrative, financial, agricultural, and technical roles were also targeted through the REDI stream to stimulate talent attraction in underrepresented areas.
The Employer Job Offer: International Student stream saw 810 invitations sent out, including 53 REDI-focused candidates and 757 invited for their qualifications in healthcare and education. Candidates in this stream needed point scores of 56 or higher and profile creation dates within the same eligibility window.
Ontario also advanced its In-Demand Skills stream by granting 175 invitations. This included 162 healthcare-related workers, such as home support workers and material handlers, and 13 REDI-focused profiles. These roles are considered vital to support Ontario’s essential services in both urban and rural contexts.
Through this round of targeted draws, Ontario continues to affirm its focus on aligning immigration with labour market needs—supporting the province’s economy while offering skilled professionals a pathway to permanent residency.
According to Maple News, these efforts reflect the broader national strategy of leveraging immigration to address workforce shortages, especially in healthcare and education—sectors still recovering from heightened demand post-pandemic.
With a competitive selection process based on scoring thresholds and job alignment, Ontario’s OINP draws remain a cornerstone of Canada’s provincial nomination framework.