The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 526 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) on November 5, 2026. The invitations went to candidates in two selection categories:
- Candidates employed in natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing, and utilities occupations (488); and
- Strategically recruited candidates (78).
Those invited can now apply for Canadian permanent residence through the MPNP.
Each invited candidate has up to 60 days to submit a complete application for provincial nomination. Once Manitoba nominates a candidate, they can request a work permit support letter from the MPNP to support an application for a federal work permit.
Candidates may also qualify for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) after submitting their permanent residence application.
A separate federal temporary measure may also help some MPNP candidates who have not received an invitation. They may qualify for a work permit if they:
- Have a Manitoba support letter issued on or before December 31, 2025; and
- Currently hold, or recently held, a work permit.
Draw Results
The MPNP held its 22nd draw of 2026 on November 5. The following table shows how it distributed invitations across the two selection categories:
| Stream/Pathway | Selection Category | Details | LAAs Issued | Cutoff Score |
| Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway | Occupation-specific selection | – Employment in natural resources, agriculture, or related productions occupations; and – Employment in manufacturing and utilities occupations. | 488 | N/A |
| Skilled Worker Stream – in Manitoba and overseas | Direct invitation under a strategic recruitment initiative | Invitation under one of five eligible recruitment missions. | 78 | N/A |
Candidates who provided a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code received 49 of the 526 invitations issued in this draw.
Skilled Worker In Manitoba Pathway
Under the occupation-specific selection category, Manitoba issued 488 invitations to candidates who reported current employment in the province in one of the following broad occupational groups:
- Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations (Broad Occupational Category 8); and
- Manufacturing and utilities occupations (Broad Occupational Category 9).
Occupations Under Broad Occupational Category 8
This category includes jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production. It covers management roles, supervisors, equipment operators and labourers working in areas such as mining, oil and gas, forestry, logging, farming, horticulture and fishing.
It also includes harvesting, landscaping and natural resource labourers.
Five Major Groups fall under this occupational category:
- Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers (code 85).
- Middle management occupations in production and agriculture (code 80).
- Occupations in natural resources and related production (code 83).
- Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production (code 82).
- Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production (code 84).
Occupations Under Broad Occupational Category 9
This category covers jobs in manufacturing and utilities. It includes middle management positions, supervisors, production workers and labourers involved in manufacturing, processing and utilities operations.
There are five Major Groups under this category:
- Central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors (code 93).
- Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (code 95).
- Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing (code 94).
- Middle management occupations in manufacturing and utilities (code 90).
- Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and utilities operators and controllers (code 92).
Each occupational code covers several individual jobs that could qualify for an invitation under the draw.
Manitoba did not provide a separate breakdown showing how many candidates received invitations from each of the two broad occupational categories.
Skilled Worker Stream – In Manitoba And Overseas
Manitoba issued 78 invitations to foreign nationals living in the province and abroad through this selection category.
To qualify, candidates had to declare that the MPNP had directly invited them under one of the following:
- A strategic recruitment initiative; or
- The now-expired Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP).
The following table shows the number of invitations issued under each of the five initiatives. The Regional Communities initiative received the largest share.
| Initiative | LAAs Issued |
| Regional Communities | 30 |
| Employer Services | 20 |
| Francophone Community | 12 |
| Ethnocultural Communities | 11 |
| Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP) | 5 |
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