Ontario launches new pilot pathway to Canadian permanent residence
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has announced the opening of a new regional economic immigration pilot: the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program.
This new pilot program will run from January 2 to December 31, 2025.
The REDI will seek to attract up to 800 highly skilled immigrants to four rural and northern regions in Ontario:
- Lanark;
- Leeds and Grenville;
- Sarnia-Lambton;
- Thunder Bay.
Newcomers who are approved through the new pilot program will receive a provincial nomination from the OINP, which they may use to apply directly to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence (PR).
How will this new program function?
The REDI pilot program will process applications through the OINP’s Employer Job Offer streams. Each participating region will be allocated 200 additional nominations, which they will issue through the OINP’s three job-offer streams.
The REDI aims to address labour shortages in areas of the workforce that are in-demand and drive local growth within identified regions, including:
- Healthcare;
- Technology;
- Skilled trades, which includes construction.
Eligibility
To be considered under this pilot program, newcomers must meet the eligibility requirements of one of the OINP’s job offer streams.
As part of the eligibility requirements for these streams, newcomers must have a qualifying job offer from an employer in Ontario. To qualify for the REDI pilot program through an OINP job offer stream, newcomers must have a job offer from a business in one of the identified regions targeted by the pilot program.
For all streams, candidates must:
- Intend to reside in Ontario;
- Be licensed or authorized to practice their occupation (if the job is in a regulated occupation).
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