October 16, 2026, Ontario relaunched its Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) program under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). It reserves nomination spaces for workers who settle outside the Greater Toronto Area.
Six communities are part of the new round: Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Nipissing District, Kenora District, Rainy River District and Renfrew County. Each community will have its own nomination quota, though the OINP has not yet published the numbers. Candidates who qualify under any OINP stream may benefit. The program runs until December 31, 2027.
REDI began as a pilot in 2020. Since then, about 1,000 workers have been nominated through it, mostly in health care and skilled trades. Of the six communities, only Thunder Bay was part of the previous round.
If you are working in, or have a job offer from, one of these regions, your chances of a provincial nomination may improve. Several of these communities also take part in federal programs such as the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).
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