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).
On June 3 and June 4, 2026, the province conducted six new draws and issued a total of 699 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates.
The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brunswick (75 ITAs), NB Skilled Worker – NB Graduates Stream (138 ITAs) and New Brunswick Experience Pathway (243 ITAs), NB Strategic Initiative – Francophone Workers in New Brunswick (52 ITAs) and New Brunswick Francophone Priorities (94 invitations), and Atlantic Immigration Program (97 invitations).
In total, the province invited 2,738 candidates in 2026.
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June 17, 2026
On June 4, 2026, Manitoba held the invitation round #272 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
The province invited 104 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas pathways as part of a strategic recruitment initiative.
In this round, 15 invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code. This year, the MPNP invited 1,709 candidates, and 515 of them received invitations in the Express Entry system.
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June 11, 2026
Over the last two weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws under the International Experience Canada (IEC).
From May 23 to June 5, Canada invited 3,179 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit.
As of June 5, 33,227 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation. In these rounds, there were 656 ITAs for Australia, 3 ITAs for Austria, 20 ITAs for Belgium, 18 ITAs for Chile, 10 ITAs for Costa Rica, 8 ITAs for Croatia, 51 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 14 ITAs for Denmark, 5 ITAs for Estonia, 9 ITAs for Finland, 377 ITAs for France, 254 ITAs for Germany, 15 ITAs for Greece, 7 ITAs for Hong Kong, 1 ITA for Iceland, 114 ITAs for Ireland, 177 ITAs for Italy, 30 ITAs for Japan, 557 ITAs for Korea, 3 ITAs for Latvia, 16 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 124 ITAs for New Zealand, 18 ITAs for Norway, 37 ITAs for Poland, 39 ITAs for Portugal, 25 ITAs for Slovakia, 3 ITAs for Slovenia, 59 ITAs for Spain, 25 ITAs for Sweden, 8 ITAs for Switzerland, 45 ITAs for Taiwan, and 450 ITAs for the United Kingdom.
In total, Canada invited 76,571 IEC candidates in 2026.
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June 11, 2026
On June 3, 2026, Alberta released the results of several recent Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draws. Between May 20 and June 2, 2026, the province issued 1,550 invitations across multiple streams and pathways.
The largest draw took place on May 27 through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, which invited 993 candidates with a minimum score of 51. Alberta also invited 200 candidates through the Accelerated Tech Pathway on May 29 and 83 candidates through the Rural Renewal Stream on May 25.
Additional invitations were issued through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway, including manufacturing (148 invitations), agriculture (76 invitations), and construction and skilled trades (50 invitations), with minimum scores ranging from 48 to 61. So far, Alberta has invited 7,412 candidates through the AAIP streams in 2026.
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June 5, 2026