On March 12, 2026, Manitoba held the invitation round #266 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
The province invited 46 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams as part of a strategic recruitment initiative.
In this round, 5 invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code. This year, the MPNP invited 249 candidates, and 38 of them received invitations in the Express Entry system.
#manitoba, #mpnp, #international_students, #pnp, #swo, #swm, #skilled_worker_in_manitoba
March 13, 2026
On March 10, 2026, British Columbia held two draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).
The BCPNP issued 7 invitations to candidates in the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, which is designed for experienced businessmen seeking to establish a new business or acquire an existing one in British Columbia.
The lowest score of this round was 117 points. In addition, the province invited up to five candidates in the Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot category with a minimum score of just 129 points.
Last year, British Columbia invited up to 132 business candidates through the Entrepreneur draws. So far this year, the province has issued 926 invitations under the BCPNP, with up to 37 of them going to entrepreneurs.
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March 11, 2026
On March 6, 2026, Newfoundland and Labrador held the first rounds of selection through the Enhanced Expression of Interest (EOI) system, issuing a total of 445 invitations.
Of these, 362 were sent to candidates under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), while 83 went to applicants through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).
Last year, Newfoundland and Labrador invited a total of 3,376 applicants under the NLPNP and AIP.
#newfoundland_and_labrador, #provincial_nomination_program, #atlantic_immigration_program, #aip, #express_entry, #nlpnp
March 10, 2026
On March 6, 2026, New Brunswick published the results of its recent draws using an expression of interest system to streamline immigration applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).
From March 3 to March 6, 2026, the province conducted four new draws and issued a total of 622 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates.
The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brunswick (29 ITAs), NB Skilled Worker – NB Graduates Stream and New Brunswick Experience Pathway (279 ITAs), NB Strategic Initiative – Francophone Workers in New Brunswick and New Brunswick Francophone Priorities (189 invitations), and Atlantic Immigration Program (125 invitations). In total, the province invited 1,523 candidates in 2026.
#new_brunswick, #immigration_to_canada, #nbpnp, #itas, #skilled_workers, #eoi, pnp, #aip
March 9, 2026