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On February 26, 2026, Manitoba held the invitation round #265 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
The province invited 72 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams as part of a strategic recruitment initiative.
In this round, 11 invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code.
This year, the MPNP invited 203 candidates, and 33 of them received invitations in the Express Entry system.
#manitoba, #mpnp, #international_students, #pnp, #swo, #swm, #skilled_worker_in_manitoba
February 27, 2026
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws under the International Experience Canada (IEC). From February 14 to February 20, Canada invited 3,315 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of February 20, 29,544 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation.
In these rounds, there were 335 ITAs for Australia, 19 ITAs for Austria, 42 ITAs for Belgium, 53 ITAs for Chile, 12 ITAs for Costa Rica, 1 ITA for Croatia, 49 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 16 ITAs for Denmark, 9 ITAs for Estonia, 7 ITAs for Finland, 737 ITAs for France, 173 ITAs for Germany, 12 ITAs for Greece, 5 ITAs for Hong Kong, 1 ITA for Iceland, 232 ITAs for Ireland, 125 ITAs for Italy, 417 ITAs for Korea, 4 ITAs Latvia, 13 ITAs for Lithuania, 4 ITAs for Luxembourg, 29 ITAs for the Netherlands, 48 ITAs for Norway, 28 ITAs for Poland, 31 ITAs for Portugal, 10 ITAs for Slovakia, 4 ITAs for Slovenia, 99 ITAs for Spain, 14 ITAs for Sweden, 4 ITAs for Switzerland, 109 ITAs for Taiwan, and 673 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada invited 37,973 IEC candidates in 2026.
#ircc, #iec, #ita, #working_holiday, #young_professionals, #international_coop, #work_permits, #work_in_canada
February 24, 2026
On February 19, 2026, Prince Edward Island conducted 2026’s second invitation round under the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP).
In this draw, PEI issued 109 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates working in priority sectors based on economic impact in PEI.
The province prioritized candidates with employment offers from PEI-based organizations and international graduates from recognized institutions, including UPEI, Holland College, and Collège de l'Île.
This year, the province invited 135 candidates under the PEI PNP. According to the schedule, the next PEI PNP draw is scheduled for March 19, 2026.
#prince_edward_island, #peipnp, #skilled_workers, #pnp
February 23, 2026
On February 20, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the year for candidates working in healthcare and social services occupations.
In round #398, IRCC issued 4,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the cut-off score was 467 points (9 points fewer than the last draw for this category). The tie-breaking rule for this round was December 9, 2025, at 18:22:06 UTC.
\As of February 15, 2026, 235,695 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. So far in 2026, the Government of Canada has issued 34,848 invitations under Express Entry.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #immigration_to_canada, #pr, #occupation_specific_draws, #healthcare
February 23, 2026
