Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) Program

Employers who are struggling to find a skilled workforce to meet your business goals can consider innovative strategies under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Leeds Grenville employers could utilize the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program and the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program for up to 200 eligible applicants and job opportunities. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development recently hosted information sessions on March 18^th for employers interested in learning more about the program.

While those information sessions may now be passed, the program remains open and is an opportunity to help meet our local employers labour needs.

The Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot is a regionalization initiative from the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The REDI pilot works within the existing Employer Job Offer streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.

For 2025, 200 nomination spaces from the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s Employer Job Offer streams are allocated to each of the four partner communities. These nominations are specifically , reserved for applicants with job offers in one of the four pilot communities.

REDI pilot objectives

The goal of this initiative is to attract more highly skilled foreign talent to Ontario regional communities to fill local labour market gaps and help spread the benefits of economic immigration across the province. Through this initiative, we will:

• promote the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program to encourage uptake under the Employer Job Offer streams in pilot communities
• collaborate with regional partners to educate employers on how best to leverage the OINP to fill local labour shortages
• provide a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers with a job offer who want to live and work in a pilot community

Participating communities will receive dedicated support from the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, including information sessions for employers. Employers will have access to business service support to help them leverage the program.

For more information about the program streams, please visit the Counties website or visit the Ontario government REDI information website