Ontario PNP Latest Draw: First Invitation Round of 2026
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (ONIP) held six draws on February 2, 2026, making it the first draw of the year 2026.
Ontario PNP latest draw invited 1,825 invitations to apply for provincial nominations. The invitations issued were profiles created between July 2, 2025 and January 28, 2026.
The Ontario PNP latest draw invited applications under Employer Job Offer with a focus on Foreign Worker Stream, physicians, Regional Economic Development candidates through Immigration (REDI), health occupations, and early childhood educators and assistants.
In-depth Analysis of Ontario PNP draw
The ONIP latest draw invited more than 1,000 invitations and are distributed accordingly into various categories such as:
Stream | Minimum Score | Invitations Issued | Category |
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker | 33 | 129 | Targeted draw for physicians |
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker | 44 | 14 | Targeted draw for REDI |
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker | 36 | 634 | Targeted draw for health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants |
Employer Job Offer: International Student | 69 | 26 | Targeted draw for REDI |
Employer Job Offer: International Student | 56 | 1,015 | Targeted draw for health occupations and early childhood educators and assistants |
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills | 34 | 7 | Targeted draw for REDI |
So far, Ontario PNP draws have invited a total of 1,825 invitation as:
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream – 777
Employer Job Offer: International Stream – 1,041
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills – 7
However, the Ontario immigration department has also specified occupations targeted under the streams. The list of occupations with their valid NOC code, employed under each category were also mentioned with the latest round of invitations. The targeted occupations are as follows:
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
● NOC 31100 - Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
● NOC 31101 - Specialists in surgery
● NOC 31102 - General practitioners and family physicians
Employer Job Offer: Regional Economic Development through Immigration
● NOC 12200 - Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
● NOC 21222 - Information systems specialists
● NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
● NOC 31301 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
● NOC 33102 - Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
● NOC 42202 - Early childhood educators and assistants
Employer Job Offer: International Stream
● NOC 12111 - Health information management occupations
● NOC 12200 - Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
● NOC 13111 - Legal administrative assistants
● NOC 22232 - Occupational health and safety specialists
● NOC 22310 - Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
● NOC 32101 - Licensed practical nurses
● NOC 33102 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
● NOC 33103 - Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
● NOC 42201 - Social and community service workers
● NOC 42202 - Early childhood educators and assistants
● NOC 52120 - Graphic designers and illustrators
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills
● NOC 44101 - Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
● NOC 75101 - Material handlers
● NOC 94100 - Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
● NOC 94111 - Plastics processing machine operators
● NOC 94140 - Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
Employer Job Offer: Healthcare Occupations and Early Childhood Educators and Assistants
● 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 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
The latest OINP round of invitations invited applicants who were already in Ontario, indicating Ontario’s immigration plans for the year 2026. The Immigration level plan 2026-2028, also sought to increase their permanent residency target for 67% from the earlier set target. Ontario's latest invitation round also indicated their intention of providing permanent residency to the already present workforce so as to increase productivity and economic conditions of the country.
Ontario’s immigration policies provide 60 days to submit their complete application with all the required documents. With all the requirements and procedures, invited candidates can reside in the province as legal migrants.
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