On July 2, 2026, Manitoba held Expression of Interest Draw #274 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). The province issued 77 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the Skilled Worker Stream, drawing from the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas pathways as part of a strategic recruitment initiative.

Draw Summary

Stream breakdown

All 77 LAAs in this round were issued under the Skilled Worker Stream, covering both of its pathways. As in prior 2026 rounds, candidates were considered only if they had been directly invited by the MPNP under a recognized strategic recruitment initiative, or if they qualified under the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP). Of the 77 total invitations, 15 went to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code, meaning those nominees will be eligible for the additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System points once nominated.

Practitioner implications

Draw #274 continues Manitoba’s pattern through the first half of 2026 of favouring targeted, recruitment linked selection over broad EOI score based invitations. Practitioners advising Skilled Worker Overseas candidates should confirm that any declared connection, whether through a strategic recruitment initiative or the TPP pathway, is properly documented and that invitation numbers are entered correctly in the EOI, since MPNP has flagged missing or invalid invitation numbers as a common reason eligible candidates are passed over. With cumulative 2026 invitations now at 1,910 and 552 of those tied to Express Entry, Manitoba remains on a similar pace to its 2025 activity, and practitioners with clients holding an active Express Entry profile and Manitoba ties should keep EOI profiles current given how much weight recent draws have placed on strategic recruitment channels.

Full draw details are available on the official MPNP Expression of Interest Draws page at immigratemanitoba.com.

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