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Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

The MPNP in 2026 - Skilled Worker, International Education and Business Investor streams, EOI draws, the Employer Direct Initiative, the 2026 allocation and recent changes.

✓ Last verified: October 11, 2026 · by AB

About the MPNP

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) nominates skilled workers, graduates and business investors for permanent residence. After nomination, you apply to IRCC, which makes the final decision.

Current streams (as of 2026-10-10)

Category Stream Status
Skilled Worker Skilled Worker in Manitoba Open, EOI draws
Skilled Worker Skilled Worker Overseas Open, EOI draws
International Education Career Employment Open
International Education Graduate Internship Open
International Education Student Entrepreneur Open
Business Investor Entrepreneur Open
Business Investor Farm Investor Open

How selection works

  • Expression of interest (EOI). Skilled worker candidates create an EOI profile. Manitoba runs regular EOI draws and issues Letters of Advice to Apply to selected candidates. Each draw is posted on the draws page; draw #281 was posted in October 2026.
  • Employer Direct Initiative. Manitoba paused its earlier Employer Services on 2025-07-04 and replaced them with the Employer Direct Initiative from 2025-09-02. See Immigrate Manitoba for how employers take part.
  • Business Investor streams follow their own process, described on the official site.

The 2026 allocation

Manitoba's nomination allocation is 8,000 for 2026: 6,239 in January and 1,761 more in August. Manitoba had issued 3,777 nominations by the end of August. In 2025 it was 6,239: 4,750 at the start of the year, raised by 1,489 in October 2025.

Recent changes

  • 2026-07-06: Workforce Transition Bridge policy announced. Read the details on Immigrate Manitoba.
  • 2026-02-04: hospitality occupations removed from the Temporary Resident Retention Pilot.
  • 2025-09-02: Employer Direct Initiative launched.
  • 2025-07-04: Employer Services paused.

Other provinces

Compare with Saskatchewan and Ontario, or see every program on our PNP hub.

How we can help

Anasse Boulbaroud, RCIC, can review your EOI profile and documents, help you respond to a Letter of Advice to Apply, and prepare the IRCC application after nomination. Manitoba and IRCC make every decision, so no one can promise a nomination or an approval. Book a consultation.