On August 13, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 53 invitations to apply through both pathways of its Skilled Worker Stream.
The province targeted candidates who’d been directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.
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The province’s 2026 draw count now stands at 16 following this latest selection round.
Draw details
The MPNP issued invitations across both its Skilled Worker pathways, targeting candidates in Manitoba as well as those overseas.
To qualify for consideration, candidates had to specify in their Expression of Interest (EOI) profile that they had been invited through either a recruitment mission or the now-expired Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Candidates (TPP).
Candidates invited through the Employer Services initiative received the largest share of LAAs, accounting for 28.3% of the total issued:
| Strategic recruitment initiative | LAAs issued |
|---|---|
| Employer Services | 15 |
| Francophone Community | 13 |
| Ethnocultural Communities | 12 |
| Regional Communities | 9 |
| Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP) | 4 |
Six of the 53 LAAs issued in the draw went to candidates who had declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.
As of August 13, the province has issued a total of 4,875 invitations to apply for provincial nomination through its Skilled Worker Stream.
Why eligible candidates may not have received an LAA
The province noted that some MPNP candidates who appeared to satisfy the draw requirements may not have received an LAA if one of the following applied:
- The candidate indicated an approved English or French language test in their EOI profile, but provided a missing or invalid test identification number, or their results had expired; or
- The candidate declared that they had been invited through a strategic recruitment initiative, but did not provide a valid invitation number.
MPNP provincial nomination figures
The MPNP tracks Skilled Worker Stream (SWS) activity through monthly reports covering several stages of the nomination process, including:
EOIs drawn;
- Nominations issued;
- Applications received;
- Applications pending or undergoing assessment; and
- Applications refused.
The latest figures available for 2026 currently cover January through June:
EOIs drawn
The following figures provide a monthly breakdown of candidates selected from the pool to receive an LAA:
- January: 102
- February: 101
- March: 60
- April: 340
- May: 1,002
- June: 228
Total: 1,883
Nominations issued
For 2026, Manitoba has been allotted 6,239 provincial nomination spaces by the federal government.
The figures below show the monthly volume of nominations issued to candidates selected from the pool:
- January: 484
- February: 425
- March: 389
- April: 445
- May: 422
- June: 505
Total: 2,670
Of the 2,670 nominations issued, 886 were enhanced nominations, distributed by month as shown below:
- January: 154
- February: 146
- March: 129
- April: 143
- May: 128
- June: 186
Applications received
The following breakdown outlines the number of nomination applications received each month:
- January: 292
- February: 237
- March: 104
- April: 109
- May: 554
- June: 589
Total: 1,885
Applications pending or in assessment
The MPNP uses the term “in assessment” for applications that have been assigned to a provincial officer but have not yet received a final decision.
- January: 2,605
- February: 2,355
- March: 2,030
- April: 1,575
- May: 1,634
- June: 1,691
Total: 11,890
Applications refused
The figures below represent provincial nomination applications from LAA recipients that did not result in a nomination:
- January: 95
- February: 38
- March: 35
- April: 95
- May: 55
- June: 53
Total: 371
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