The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has announced (Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program in January 2025. This program will run from 2nd January to 31st December 2025. Discover Ontario’s new pilot pathway to Canadian PR through the OINP’s Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) program.
The major purpose of this program is to attract 800 highly skilled workers to 4 rural and northern regions in Ontario such as Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Sarnia-Lambton, and Thunder Bay.
Now, Ontario has made a strategy to address labor shortages and to foster economic growth of the country. That is why, Pilot pathway has been launched to streamline the immigration process and provide more opportunities for qualified foreign workers to live and work in Ontario permanently.
New candidates whose applications are approved through the new pilot program will get a provincial nomination from the OINP, which is used to apply directly to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence (PR).
Eligibility Criteria
Key steps need to be taken:
- Applicants must have a full-time and permanent job offer from an Ontario employer.
- Candidates need to have a job offer from business in any one of the specified regions.
- They should have a license or authorization to practice their occupation.
- They have to show their clear intention to reside and work in Ontario for long-term.
Employer Job Offer
| Foreign Worker Stream | International Student Stream | In-Demand Skills Stream |
| Full-time and Permanent job A TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation Pays a wage equal to or greater than the median wage for the occupation in Ontario Based in Ontario Minimum work experience | Full-time and Permanent job A TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation Pays equal to or more than the low wage level for the occupation Based in Ontario College or university education | Full-time and Permanent job Eligible occupation Pays as much or more than the median wage for the occupation in Ontario. Based in Ontario High school diploma Nine months’ work experience Language proficiency of CLB 4 or higher. |
Why this Change?
- For filling critical labor shortages through skilled immigration.
- Estimation of an increase in Ontario’s GDP by up to 100 billion CAD over the next five years.
- To spread the benefits of immigration across Canada as most immigrants who arrive in the country will settle in one of Canada’s three major metropolitan areas: Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal. While the concentrated arrival of immigrants in these areas can provide benefit to the communities in Canada’s largest cities (and the areas around them), this often leaves smaller communities at a risk.
- Pathways for more rural communities to welcome skilled immigrants who can fill labor shortages and aid Canada’s demographic goals.
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