On February 18, 2026, Ontario (OINP) ran a provincial draw under its Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream stream. It issued 951 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination, and the lowest-ranked candidate invited scored 50.
The numbers
| Date | February 18, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Program | Ontario (OINP) |
| Stream | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream |
| Invitations issued | 951 |
| Minimum score | 50 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +14 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 16 days |
How it compares
Against the draw of February 2, 2026, where the cut-off was 36, the minimum score climbed by 14 points. The gap between the two was 16 days. 317 more invitations went out than in that round, which issued 634.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was registered in the Ontario (OINP) stream on February 18, 2026 with a score of 50 or more, this draw would have reached you. A lower score does not remove your registration: provincial systems keep it on file for the period each province publishes, and it is considered again in later draws of the same stream. We do not use these numbers to predict the next round. What a round closes at depends on the pool on that date and on the instructions in force, so this figure describes what happened and nothing more.
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What this round selects
Provincial nominee programs run separately from the federal system: each province opens its own streams, sets its own criteria and publishes its own scores, which is why a provincial score cannot be read against a CRS cut-off. Ontario (OINP) ran this draw in its Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream stream. A provincial nomination is not permanent residence in itself — it is the step that lets someone apply for it, and in the streams aligned with Express Entry it also adds 600 points to the CRS.
Source: the draw results each provincial nominee program publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.