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Official Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) updates, invitation rounds, and regulatory changes sourced from ontario.ca.
Ontario OINP Invitation Round on March 25, 2026: 431 invitations issued. On March 25, 2026, the OINP issued 431 invitations to candidates in the GTA. Minimum scores: 61 (Foreign Worker), 90 (International Student). Profiles must have been attested by March 23, 2026.
Ontario OINP Invitation Round on March 18, 2026: 1,107 invitations issued. On March 18, 2026, the OINP issued 582 invitations under the Masters Graduate stream (minimum score 30) and 525 invitations under the PhD Graduate stream (minimum score 30). Profiles must have been attested by March 16, 2026.
Ontario OINP Invitation Round on March 18, 2026: 97 invitations issued. On March 18, 2026, the OINP issued 97 invitations to physicians under the Foreign Worker stream (minimum score 36). Eligible NOCs: Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100), specialists in surgery (31101), and general practitioners/family physicians (31102).
Ontario OINP Invitation Round on March 18, 2026: 39 invitations issued. On March 18, 2026, the OINP issued 39 invitations under the REDI pilot for Lanark or Leeds and Grenville. Minimum scores: 47 (Foreign Worker), 61 (International Student), 30 (In-Demand Skills). Profiles must have been attested by March 16, 2026.
Ontario OINP Regulatory Update on March 16, 2026: The Ontario government announced regulatory changes to the OINP under Ontario Regulation 421/17. These changes came into effect May 30, 2026, and prepare for the full program redesign announced in June.
Ontario OINP Program Update on February 18, 2026: Employer Job Offer streams: candidates invited in skilled trades-related occupations
Ontario OINP Program Update on February 6, 2026: Ontario’s 2026 nomination allocation
Ontario OINP Program Update on February 2, 2026: Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker stream: physicians invitedEmployer Job Offer streams: candidates invited under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilotEmployer Job Offer streams: candidates invited in healthcare and early childhood education occupations
Ontario OINP Program Update on January 5, 2026: Changes to eligibility for self-employed physicians under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream