Ontario issues thousands of invitations to apply for provincial nomination

After a pause of over four months, Ontario resumed its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws on June 3.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a total of 10 draws, issuing 3,719 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination.

The invitations were issued under the following OINP Employer Job Offer streams: the Foreign Worker stream, the International Student stream, and the In-Demand Skills stream.

All draws considered profiles created from 3 June, 2024 to 3 June, 2025.

*Northern Ontario includes the following Census Divisions: Muskoka Haliburton, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, Thunder Bay Rainy River and Kenora.

** The REDI Pilot covers the following communities: Lanark County, Leeds and Grenville, Sarnia-Lambton, and Thunder Bay.

• 391 ITAs were issued to those with a job offer in Northern Ontario who are currently residing in Canada with a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 411 ITAs were issued to those in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the REDI pilot and are currently residing in Canada. REDI is a PR pathway for skilled foreign workers with a job offer in designated communities in Ontario.
• Just 5 ITAs were issued to candidates with a job offer under the NOC code 41321: Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education).

The Foreign Worker stream is for foreign workers with a job offer in a skilled occupation (or eligible physicians) who wish to live and work in Ontario.

To qualify, the job offer must be in a skilled occupation at TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the National Occupation Classification (NOC).

In Demand Skills stream

• 89 ITAs were issued to those with a job offer in Northern Ontario who are currently residing in Canada with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 69 ITAs were issued to those in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the REDI pilot and are currently residing in Canada.
• 214 ITAs were issued to candidates with a job offer under NOC code 44101: Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, and who are currently residing in Canada.

This stream is for foreign workers with job offers in specific in-demand occupations such as agriculture and construction.

International Student stream

*Candidates only received an invitation under health occupations if they had a score of 68 and above, and a job offer in one of the following NOC codes:

• NOC 31101 - Specialists in surgery.
• NOC 31102 - General practitioners and family physicians.
• 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 44101 - Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations.

** Eastern Ontario includes the following Census Divisions: Ottawa, Leeds and Grenville, Lanark, Frontenac, Peterborough, Hastings, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Renfrew, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Prescott and Russell, Lennox and Addington, Prince Edward.

• 334 ITAs were issued to those with a job offer in Eastern Ontario who are currently residing in Canada with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 493 ITAs were issued to those with a job offer in Northern Ontario who are currently residing in Canada with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 363 ITAs were issued to those in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the REDI pilot and are currently residing in Canada.
• 1,350 ITAs were issued to candidates in health occupations who are currently residing in Canada

This stream gives international students with a job offer in a skilled occupation a pathway to PR.

To be eligible, the candidate must have a job offer in a skilled occupation (TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3), and have obtained a credential from an eligible Canadian institution (apart from meeting other criteria).

Work experience is not a mandatory criterion under this stream.

Ontario deals with slashed nomination allocation

These draws come just days after the OINP confirmed that its nomination allocation for 2025 had been slashed by 50%.

That brings its total allocation for 2025 down to 10,750 slots.

The province is advising foreign nationals to expect longer processing times due to this reduced allocation.

Source:  https://www.cicnews.com/2025/06/ontario-issues-thousands-of-invitations-to-apply-for-provincial-nomination-0656162.html#gs.m9de49