The Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream stream of Ontario (OINP) drew on April 8, 2026: 7 invitations issued, minimum score 33.
The numbers
| Date | April 8, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Program | Ontario (OINP) |
| Stream | Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream |
| Invitations issued | 7 |
| Minimum score | 33 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −1 point |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 7 days |
How it compares
That is 1 point below the draw of April 1, 2026, whose cut-off stood at 34. 25 fewer invitations went out than in that round, which issued 32. That is 7 days after the previous one, where the recent average across 5 draws in this stream is 16 days.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 5 draws in this stream span 30 to 34 points, averaging 33. By volume it is the smallest of the set, which runs from 7 to 66 invitations.
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: In-Demand Skills 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.
What it means for your profile
A score of 33 or above in the Ontario (OINP) stream on April 8, 2026 was enough to be invited in this draw. Below that, the registration stays in the province’s system for as long as that province keeps it and is considered again next time. 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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