Ontario PNP Invites 1,680 in Health and Education & REDI Pilot Draws

These draws focused on candidates already working in Ontario in key sectors such as healthcare and early childhood education, as well as those with job offers in select regional communities. 

Key Takeaways 

• Total invitations: 1,680
• Streams: Employer Job Offer and REDI pilot
• Healthcare & Education invitations: 1,590
• REDI pilot invitations: 90
• Minimum EOI scores: 31–56 (health and education) and 33–75 (REDI)
• Eligibility: Candidates required a valid Ontario job offer and an active Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted through the Employer Portal
• You can learn more about Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program.

Summary of the October 9, 2025 OINP Draws 

Healthcare and Early Childhood Education Draw

Ontario invited 1,590 candidates through the Employer Job Offer streams – including the Foreign Worker, International Student, and In-Demand Skills categories.
 
Eligible occupations included: 

• Registered nurses (NOC 31301)
• Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates (NOC 33102)
• Home support workers and related occupations (NOC 44101)
• Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).  

Note that workers across Ontario are eligible for this draw, it’s not location-specific.

Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) Draw

An additional 90 candidates were invited through the REDI pilot, targeting workers with job offers in Lambton, Lanark, and Leeds and Grenville.

These workers must currently reside in Canada to be eligible, but invitations were issued across the Employer Job Offer; Foreign Worker, International Student and In-Demand skills streams. However, the occupations targeted were specific to the individual streams. Here’s who was invited for each stream:  

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream 

Invitations were issued to workers with a score of 51 or higher and who were eligible for the REDI draw in the Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream in the following target occupations: 

• NOC 10019 – Other administrative services managers 

• NOC 10022 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers 

• NOC 11102 – Financial advisors 

• NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 

• NOC 12100 – Executive assistants 

• NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 

• NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants 

• NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants 

• NOC 22100 – Chemical technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22230 – Non-destructive testers and inspectors 

• NOC 22310 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 

• NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 

• NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses 

• NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 

• NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers 

• NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants 

• NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations 

• NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers 

• NOC 72310 – Carpenters 

• NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 

• NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 

• NOC 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors.

Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream 

International graduates needed a score of 75 or higher and to be working in one of the following targeted occupations to be eligible for this REDI draw:  

• NOC 00014 – Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. 

• NOC 11102 – Financial advisors 

• NOC 11200 – Human resources professionals 

• NOC 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 

• NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 

• NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants 

• NOC 13112 – Medical administrative assistants 

• NOC 13201 – Production and transportation logistics coordinators 

• NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists 

• NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers 

• NOC 21233 – Web designers 

• NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers 

• NOC 21300 – Civil engineers 

• NOC 21321 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers 

• NOC 22100 – Chemical technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22221 – User support technicians 

• NOC 22300 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22303 – Construction estimators 

• NOC 22310 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 

• NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) 

• NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 

• NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses 

• NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 

• NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants 

• NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services 

• NOC 41300 – Social workers 

• NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers 

• NOC 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants 

• NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 

• NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators 

• NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 

• NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 

• NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers 

• NOC 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) 

• NOC 73113 – Floor covering installers 

• NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers 

• NOC 73301 – Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators 

• NOC 80020 – Managers in agriculture 

• NOC 90010 – Manufacturing managers 

• NOC 92101 – Water and waste treatment plant operators. 

Employer Job Offer; In-Demand Skills  

Workers with a score of 33 or higher and a job in a targeted occupation outlined below may be eligible for Ontario’s recent REDI draw:  

• NOC 44101 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations 

• NOC 75101 – Material handlers 

• NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators 

• NOC 94106 – Machining tool operators 

• NOC 94111 – Plastics processing machine operators 

• NOC 94123 – Industrial sewing machine operators 

• NOC 94140 – Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing 

• NOC 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers 

• NOC 94201 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers.

How This Draw Fits Ontario’s 2025 Strategy 

This latest OINP round follows similar healthcare and early childhood education draws held in June and September, suggesting Ontario continues to prioritize critical occupations in healthcare, long-term care, and early childhood education. 

Together, these rounds have now issued over 4,000 invitations in 2025, despite Ontario’s reduced federal nomination allocation. The province has focused on in-demand, locally based roles as it works to manage application volumes and meet pressing labour needs. Ontario’s October draw reflects the wider national focus on retaining workers already in Canada.  

What This Means for Candidates 

Healthcare and childcare remain key priorities: Candidates with valid Ontario job offers in these sectors stand strong chances of selection. 

Regional pathways continue to grow: Through the REDI pilot, Ontario continues encouraging settlement outside the Greater Toronto Area. 

Employer participation is essential: All applications in the Employer Job Offer stream must now begin with an employer-initiated registration in the new portal. 

Ontario’s latest draws show that, despite reduced nomination spaces in 2025, the province continues to use its allocations strategically — focusing on occupations tied to essential services, community growth, and regional development.