Skilled Worker in Manitoba
This pathway is for temporary foreign workers and international graduate workers who are already employed in Manitoba on a long-term basis. Eligibility rests on ongoing Manitoba…
7 programs and streams, each summarized from its official source with the requirements that decide eligibility — and the date we last verified them.
This pathway is for temporary foreign workers and international graduate workers who are already employed in Manitoba on a long-term basis. Eligibility rests on ongoing Manitoba…
This pathway is for skilled workers outside Canada who can demonstrate an established connection to Manitoba, through the support of family or friends in the province, previous Manitoba…
The Career Employment Pathway was designed to give Manitoba graduates a faster route to nomination when they held long-term employment in an in-demand occupation matching their training.…
This pathway gives international master's and doctoral graduates in Manitoba a faster nomination route when they have completed a Mitacs Elevate or Accelerate internship with an eligible…
This pilot is for international students aged 21 to 35 who graduated in Manitoba and want to establish and actively run a business in the province instead of taking employment.…
This pathway lets experienced business owners and senior managers invest in and actively manage a business in Manitoba, using a temporary-to-permanent model: the candidate first comes on…
This pathway is for experienced farm owners and operators who will invest in and actively operate a farm in rural Manitoba producing primary agricultural products. A Farm Business…
| Date | Stream | Invitations | Lowest score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #282 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 1,304 | 816 | 734 LAAs to SWM candidates who completed post-secondary study in Manitoba (lowest score 816); 513 LAAs in SWM overall top-scoring selection (lowest 846); 57 LAAs under strategic recruitment; 353 LAAs went to candidates with valid Express Entry profiles. |
| 8 Oct 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #281 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 340 | — | 257 LAAs in SWM occupation-specific selections (46 health occupations; 211 teachers and early childhood educators, NOC 41220/41221/42202/43100); 83 LAAs under strategic recruitment; no ranking scores published; 103 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #280 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 474 | 760 | 418 LAAs in SWM occupation-specific selections (1 for NOC 31102; 417 in broad occupational category 2, lowest score 760); 16 francophone selection; 40 strategic recruitment; 148 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |
| 10 Sep 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #279 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 793 | 825 | 508 LAAs to SWM candidates who completed post-secondary study in Manitoba (lowest score 825); 233 LAAs in health occupations selection; 11 francophone selection; 41 strategic recruitment; 272 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. Component figures as published by the MPNP and reported from the official draw page. |
| 27 Aug 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #278 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 741 | 731 | 662 LAAs in SWM occupation-specific selections (62 for NOC 31102/73301; 600 in major group 72 technical trades and transportation, lowest score 731); 21 francophone selection; 58 strategic recruitment; 150 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |
| 13 Aug 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #277 – Skilled Worker Stream (strategic recruitment only) | 53 | — | All 53 LAAs issued under strategic recruitment initiatives (Employer Services 15, Ethnocultural Communities 12, Francophone Community 13, Regional Communities 9, TPP 4); no ranking score published; 6 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |
| 30 Jul 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #276 – Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 766 | 632 | 679 LAAs in SWM occupation-specific selections (74 in aerospace/physician/facility/aircraft occupations; 605 in broad category 9 manufacturing and utilities, lowest score 632); 17 francophone selection; 70 strategic recruitment; 94 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |
| 16 Jul 2026 | MPNP Expression of Interest Draw #275 – International Education Stream (GIP) / Skilled Worker in Manitoba / Skilled Worker Stream | 2,146 | 825 | 78 LAAs under IES Graduate Internship Pathway; 1,874 LAAs to SWM candidates who completed post-secondary study in Manitoba (lowest score 825); 24 LAAs in SWM occupation-specific selection (NOC 31100/31101/31102); 84 francophone selection; 86 strategic recruitment; 825 LAAs to Express Entry candidates. |