The Province of Ontario has launched a new Regional Immigration Program

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has launched the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot, a one-year initiative that will run from January 2, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

This new initiative will use the OINP to target skilled labour that is not available locally to help fill labour market needs of employers in four pilot communities:

• Lanark County
• Leeds and Grenville
• Sarnia-Lambton
• City of Thunder Bay

The REDI pilot offers a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers with a job offer who want to live and work in a pilot community.

Eligible applicants

If an applicant qualifies for any of the OINP Employer Job Offer streams and their full-time job offer is for a position located within one of the pilot communities, then they may qualify for the pilot.

There is no additional criteria or a separate application process for the pilot. Eligible applicants can apply through the regular OINP Expression of Interest (EOI) system and are eligible for targeted pilot draws.

Details on the application process can be found here