Manitoba continues to face labour market shortages, and employers are experiencing difficulty with filling critical labour gaps, especially in rural and northern regions where challenges are heightened.The Manitoba government recognizes these challenges and remains committed to supporting employers.

As of April 14, 2026, Manitoba opted in to two temporary measures offered by Employment and Social Development Canada for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which will support eligible rural employers across the province.

The two temporary measures are:

  1. eligible employers will be able to retain their current proportion of low-wage positions filled by temporary foreign workers at a given worksite, above the cap.
  2. eligible employers will benefit from a 15% cap — instead of the usual 10% cap — on the proportion of temporary foreign workers in low-wage positions.

Both measures will be applicable to eligible employers across all sectors in all regions of Manitoba, except for the Winnipeg CMA.

The temporary measures are in effect from April 14, 2026, until March 31, 2027. For more details and to learn more about how the measures will be applied, please click here.

Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 32

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 10
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 5
  • Francophone Community: 7
  • Regional Communities: 5
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 5

Of the 32 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 8 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 14

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 4
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 1
  • Francophone Community: 8
  • Regional Communities: 0
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 1

Of the 14 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 3 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 46

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • 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, 5 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is enhancing the way applicants, representatives, employers and the general public can contact the program. These changes will streamline processes and improve response time to inquiries.

Beginning March 2, 2026, applicants can use the appropriate webform to submit inquiries for review by program staff. The MPNP will no longer respond to any inquiries received via email.  For more details about forms – please see here. Please note that only inquiries in French from Francophone applicants do not need to use this new process and can continue to use the immigreraumanitoba.com mailbox as usual.

If you have not yet received a response to a previous email, please do not submit a new request through this process at this time. Doing so will increase response times for everyone. The MPNP continues to review and respond to requests received before March 2, 2026.

Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 72

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 40
  • Francophone Community: 5
  • Regional Communities: 8
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 12
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 7

Of the 72 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 11 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 29

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 8
  • Francophone Community: 14
  • Regional Communities: 3
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 1
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 3

Of the 29 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 6 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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Effective February 4, 2026, the sector eligibility criteria under the Temporary Resident Retention Pilot (TRRP) have been changed to better align with current labour market needs. Hospitality and Food Services sector is no longer an eligible sector under TRPP and a number of skilled trades have been added to the eligibility.  Please see here for more details.

Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 47

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 24
  • Francophone Community: 3
  • Regional Communities: 4
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 2
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 14

Of the 47 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 6 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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Skilled Worker Stream

Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 55

The following numbers of Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to candidates declaring receipt of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the strategic recruitment initiatives listed below:

  • Employer Services: 21
  • Francophone Community: 7
  • Regional Communities: 15
  • Ethnocultural Communities: 9
  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP): 3

Of the 55 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 10 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

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