Ontario Invites 1,828 Candidates in Latest Immigration Draws

April 10, 2026
CIC News Update
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In a significant move to address labour shortages and support regional development, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program carried out multiple invitation rounds on April 8, 2026. A total of 1,828 candidates received Invitations to Apply (ITAs) across several targeted streams, reflecting the province’s evolving workforce priorities.

This latest round marks one of several invitation cycles conducted by Ontario so far this year, demonstrating a continued focus on attracting skilled workers and graduates already contributing to the Canadian economy.

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Multiple Draws Target Diverse Talent Pools

The April 8 invitation round was divided into four distinct draws, each aimed at specific categories of applicants under Ontario’s Employer Job Offer streams. These included:

Foreign Worker stream
International Student stream
In-Demand Skills stream

Candidates selected in these draws were required to be residing in Canada at the time of selection, holding a valid work or study authorization, and supported by an eligible employer job offer.

Draw Details: Stream-Wise Invitation Breakdown

The OINP issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) across four separate draws. The healthcare and early childhood education category dominated this round, receiving the majority of invitations.

Draw	Streams	Total Invitations	Foreign Worker Min. Score	International Student Min. Score	In-Demand Skills Min. Score
Healthcare and early childhood education	FW, IS	1,635	20	46	—
Francophone candidates	FW, IS, IDS	146	35	63	25
REDI pilot (Lanark, Leeds and Grenville)	FW, IS, IDS	32	46	57	33
Physicians	FW	15	43	—	—

Healthcare and Early Childhood Education Draw

This round saw the highest number of invitations issued under the healthcare and early childhood education category, with 1,635 candidates receiving ITAs. The draw focused on applicants holding job offers in nursing roles, healthcare support occupations, and early childhood education positions.

The score requirement for the Foreign Worker stream dropped significantly to 20, compared to 36 in the healthcare-focused draw held on February 2.

A similar decline was observed in the International Student stream, where the minimum score reduced from 56 to 46. These lowered cut-offs indicate that Ontario is expanding its selection pool to urgently address workforce shortages in these priority sectors.

Additionally, the April 8 draw slightly adjusted the list of eligible occupations when compared to the earlier February round, excluding roles such as physician assistants, midwives, and certain allied health professionals (National Occupation Classification (NOC) 31303).

Foreign Worker Stream (Score of 20 and Above)

NOC 31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

International Student Stream (Score of 46 and Above)

NOC 31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

Francophone Draw

Ontario also conducted a targeted draw for French-speaking candidates, issuing 146 invitations across all three Employer Job Offer streams. This round covered a broad mix of occupations across industries such as business services, information technology, healthcare, education, skilled trades, and manufacturing.

Within this draw, the Foreign Worker stream included 46 occupations with a minimum score of 35, while the International Student stream selected candidates from 29 occupations with a higher cut-off score of 63.

The In-Demand Skills stream, on the other hand, invited candidates with a minimum score of 25, focusing on 11 occupations such as home support workers, construction helpers, and food processing roles.

Foreign Worker Stream (Score of 35 and Above)

NOC 00015 – Senior managers — construction, transportation, production and utilities
NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers
NOC 10029 – Other business services managers
NOC 11101 – Financial and investment analysts
NOC 11103 – Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
NOC 12100 – Executive assistants
NOC 12102 – Procurement and purchasing agents and officers
NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
NOC 12201 – Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
NOC 13100 – Administrative officers
NOC 13101 – Property administrators
NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants
NOC 13201 – Production and transportation logistics coordinators
NOC 21221 – Business system specialists
NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists
NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
NOC 21321 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
NOC 22210 – Architectural technologists and technicians
NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
NOC 22221 – User support technicians
NOC 22300 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians
NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 40021 – School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
NOC 41201 – Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
NOC 41221 – Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
NOC 41302 – Ecclesiastical occupations
NOC 41404 – Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
NOC 42200 – Paralegal and related occupations
NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers
NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
NOC 52120 – Graphic designers and illustrators
NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
NOC 72311 – Cabinetmakers
NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
NOC 72411 – Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators
NOC 72421 – Appliance servicers and repairers
NOC 92012 – Supervisors, food and beverage processing
NOC 93100 – Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing

International Student Stream (Score of 63 and Above)

NOC 00013 – Senior managers — health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
NOC 11101 – Financial and investment analysts
NOC 11102 – Financial advisors
NOC 11201 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
NOC 12013 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
NOC 12201 – Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
NOC 13100 – Administrative officers
NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants
NOC 13201 – Production and transportation logistics coordinators
NOC 21211 – Data scientists
NOC 21221 – Business system specialists
NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
NOC 21233 – Web designers
NOC 21300 – Civil engineers
NOC 21321 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
NOC 22214 – Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
NOC 22221 – User support technicians
NOC 22303 – Construction estimators
NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
NOC 41321 – Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)
NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers
NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
NOC 51114 – Translators, terminologists and interpreters
NOC 52113 – Audio and video recording technicians
NOC 70010 – Construction managers
NOC 70020 – Managers in transportation
NOC 73301 – Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators

In-Demand Skills Stream (Score of 25 and Above)

NOC 14400 – Shippers and receivers
NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
NOC 74205 – Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
NOC 75110 – Construction trades helpers and labourers
NOC 75119 – Other trades helpers and labourers
NOC 85103 – Nursery and greenhouse labourers
NOC 94132 – Industrial sewing machine operators
NOC 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
NOC 94143 – Testers and graders, food and beverage processing
NOC 95101 – Labourers in metal fabrication
NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing

REDI Pilot Draw

Under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot, Ontario issued 32 invitations to candidates with employment offers in Lanark and Leeds and Grenville. This initiative aims to encourage immigration to smaller communities and support regional workforce needs outside major urban hubs.

Foreign Worker Stream (Score of 46 and Above)

NOC 10029 – Other business services managers
NOC 11101 – Financial and investment analysts
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

International Student Stream (Score of 57 and Above)

NOC 22114 – Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers
NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

In-Demand Skills Stream (Score of 33 and Above)

NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
NOC 94100 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
NOC 94111 – Plastics processing machine operators
NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing

Physicians Draw

A focused draw was also conducted for physicians, with 15 invitations issued under the Foreign Worker stream. The minimum score required for this category was 43.

Eligible applicants were required to have a job offer in one of the following occupations:

NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians

Further clarification on eligibility, including updated guidelines for self-employed physicians, was provided in the program update released on January 5.

Next Steps

Employers of candidates who received invitations must first review the official employer guidelines and submit a complete application to approve the job position within 14 calendar days from the date the ITA was issued.

After this step, candidates are required to submit their OINP application within 17 calendar days of receiving their invitation.

Once a provincial nomination is granted, applicants can proceed to apply for permanent residence with the federal immigration authorities.

Upcoming Changes to the OINP

These draws come just ahead of major changes to Ontario’s immigration system. Amendments to the Ontario Immigration Act are scheduled to take effect on May 30, 2026.

As part of these changes, existing nomination categories—including the Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills streams—will be discontinued.

At this stage, Ontario has not yet announced when the new immigration streams will be introduced or whether current applicants will be transitioned into the updated system.

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