Dear future neighbour,
Teachers, early childhood educators and healthcare workers in Manitoba got some very good news on October 8, 2026.
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent out 340 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) for provincial nomination. Of those, 211 went to workers in selected education and childcare jobs, 46 went to healthcare workers, and 83 went to candidates the province had recruited directly.
An LAA is the invitation that lets you move forward. Everyone who got one had 60 days to submit a complete provincial nomination application. Once a candidate is nominated, they can ask the MPNP for a work permit support letter and use it to apply for a federal work permit.
Candidates may also qualify for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) after they submit their permanent residence application. Since June 9, 2026, a temporary public policy has eased some of the conditions for base PNP applicants, so they can apply for a BOWP much earlier than before.
Who got invited, and how?
This was the MPNP’s 20th draw. Here is the breakdown:
| Stream/pathway | Selection criteria | Details | LAAs issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway | Occupation-specific selection | Employment in a qualifying education or childcare occupation | 211 |
| Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway | Occupation-specific selection | Employment in a healthcare occupation | 46 |
| Skilled Worker Stream – in Manitoba and overseas | Direct invitation under a strategic recruitment initiative | Invitation under one of five eligible recruitment initiatives | 83 |
Out of the 340 people invited, 103 had declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code. Manitoba did not publish a cutoff score for any of the selection categories this time.
In total, 257 invitations went to workers already employed in Manitoba in education, childcare or healthcare, and the other 83 went to candidates the province had recruited directly.
The education and childcare group. Four occupations were selected, and candidates had to state in their Expression of Interest (EOI) that they were currently working in Manitoba in one of them:
- Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100)
- Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 41221)
- Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220)
The healthcare group. These 46 invitations went to people who said in their EOI that they were currently working in Manitoba in an occupation under Broad Occupational Category 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). That category covers a wide range of health roles, from patient-facing professionals to people who support health services. It has four major groups:
- Assisting occupations in support of health services (code 33)
- Professional occupations in health (code 31)
- Specialized middle management occupations in healthcare (code 30)
- Technical occupations in health (code 32)
The strategic recruitment group. The 83 LAAs in this group went to people in Manitoba and overseas who said they had been invited directly by the province, either through a strategic recruitment initiative or through the temporary public policy for prospective PNP candidates (now expired). Employer Services accounted for the biggest share:
| Strategic recruitment initiative | LAAs issued |
|---|---|
| Employer Services | 45 |
| Francophone Community | 16 |
| Regional Communities | 12 |
| Ethnocultural Communities | 9 |
| Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP) | 1 |
What if you didn’t get an invitation?
Missing this draw doesn’t mean the road is closed. Manitoba’s Workforce Transition Bridge policy offers open work permits to some candidates who were not invited. It is meant to support up to 2,700 at-risk Manitoba workers, specifically MPNP candidates who held a provincial support letter and an active EOI profile as of December 31, 2025.
How is Manitoba doing in 2026 so far?
The MPNP publishes monthly Skilled Worker Stream figures. The latest ones cover January 1 to August 31, 2026. Manitoba’s nomination allocation for the year is 8,000, and 3,774 nominations had been issued by the end of August.
| Month | EOIs drawn | Nominations issued | Enhanced nominations | Applications received | Applications refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 102 | 483 | 154 | 292 | 95 |
| February | 101 | 425 | 146 | 237 | 38 |
| March | 60 | 389 | 129 | 104 | 35 |
| April | 340 | 444 | 143 | 109 | 95 |
| May | 1,002 | 408 | 128 | 554 | 55 |
| June | 228 | 505 | 186 | 589 | 53 |
| July | 2,989 | 433 | 141 | 739 | 66 |
| August | 794 | 687 | 246 | 1,132 | 47 |
| Total | 5,616 | 3,774 | 1,273 | 3,756 | 484 |
A quick note on two of the columns. “EOIs drawn” counts candidates who were pulled from the pool and given an LAA. The refusals column counts people who received an LAA that month, applied for nomination, and were refused.
One more figure worth knowing: applications “in assessment” means a provincial officer has been assigned to the file but no final decision has gone out yet. That number was 2,605 in January, dropped to 1,575 in April, and stood at 2,279 by the end of August.
Ready to find your own route to Manitoba, or anywhere in Canada?
Draws like this one move fast, and the details decide who gets picked. Occupation codes, what you write in your EOI, your current job in the province and your timing can all make the difference between waiting and being invited. If you are a teacher, childcare worker or healthcare professional in Manitoba, or you want to be, the right plan matters.
That is where we come in. Book a consultation at https://euiacademy.selar.com/60minutes and let’s look at where you stand. We help with provincial nomination, Express Entry, work permits, postgraduate work permits, spousal sponsorship, visitor visas, super visas, citizenship applications, school admissions and more. Pick your time, bring your questions, and take the next step toward your Canadian dream.