Manitoba Invites 46 Candidates in March 12 MPNP Skilled Worker Draw

The draw focused on candidates in the Skilled Worker Stream who were invited by the MPNP through strategic recruitment initiatives. These invitations were issued to candidates who had submitted profiles under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway.

Summary of the draw

• Date: March 12, 2026
  
• Invitations: 46
  
• Programs: Skilled Worker Stream (Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway and Skilled Worker Overseas pathway)
  
• Targeted Round: Yes

Invitation Breakdown by Stream

Skilled Worker Stream — Strategic Recruitment Initiatives

The March 12 draw issued 46 Letters of Advice to Apply to candidates who declared that they were invited by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) under a strategic recruitment initiative. These candidates had submitted profiles under either the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway.

Invitations were issued under the following strategic recruitment initiatives:

• Employer Services: 17
• Ethnocultural Communities: 9
• Francophone Community: 12
• Regional Communities: 6
• Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 2
  

Of the 46 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, five were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

Recent MPNP draws compared

The March 12, 2026 draw (EOI Draw #266) issued 46 Letters of Advice to Apply under the Skilled Worker Stream. Like several recent rounds, it targeted candidates who declared that they were directly invited by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program through a strategic recruitment initiative.

Recent draws in the same stream have also focused on candidates who submitted profiles under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway and declared an invitation through strategic recruitment initiatives.

Draw size comparison

The chart above shows the number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued across the five most recent draws in this stream.

Across these rounds:

• Draw #266 (March 12, 2026) issued 46 invitations.
• Draw #265 (February 26, 2026) issued 72 invitations.
• Draw #264 (February 12, 2026) issued 29 invitations.
• Draw #263 (January 29, 2026) issued 47 invitations.
• Draw #262 (January 15, 2026) issued 55 invitations.
  

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