Manitoba Invited 72 Skilled Worker Candidates in Its February 26 PNP Draw

The invitations were issued under the Skilled Worker Stream. This round focused on candidates who were directly invited by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) through specific recruitment initiatives or a temporary public policy.

Summary of the Draw

Date: February 26, 2026

Invitations: 72 Letters of Advice to Apply

Programs: Skilled Worker Stream (Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway and Skilled Worker Overseas pathway)

Targeted Round: Yes

Invitation Breakdown by Stream

Skilled Worker Stream

Manitoba issued 72 Letters of Advice to Apply under the Skilled Worker Stream. Candidates were considered if they declared that they were directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative or through the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates.

The 72 invitations were distributed across the following recruitment initiatives:

• Employer Services: 40
• Francophone Community: 5
• Regional Communities: 8
• Ethnocultural Communities: 12
• Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 7

Of the 72 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 11 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

Expressions of Interest were only considered in this round if candidates indicated that they had received a direct invitation under a strategic recruitment initiative or through the Temporary Public Policy.

Candidates who meet the selection criteria but did not receive a Letter of Advice to Apply may need to review their Expression of Interest profile. The MPNP noted that this may happen if:

• A valid language test number was not provided, or the test is no longer valid.
• A valid invitation number under a strategic recruitment initiative was not provided.

How Draw #265 Compares to Recent Draws

The February 26, 2026 round was the fourth Skilled Worker Stream draw of the year. A total of 72 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued in Draw #265.

Here is how it compares to the three previous draws in 2026:

• Draw #262 (January 15, 2026): 55 invitations
• Draw #263 (January 29, 2026): 47 invitations
• Draw #264 (February 12, 2026): 29 invitations
• Draw #265 (February 26, 2026): 72 invitations

Draw #265 issued more invitations than any of the three earlier draws this year.

Programs Targeted

All four draws  #262, #263, #264, and #265 were held under the Skilled Worker Stream.

In each case, candidates were considered if they declared that they were directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative or through the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates.