EE & Provincial Draws

IRCC invited 356 PNP candidates through Express Entry

On March 30, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #406 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.

The Government of Canada issued 356 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the round’s cut-off score was 802 points, 60 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 12, 2026, at 03:54:03 UTC. As of March 29, 2026, 230,186 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, the Government of Canada invited 53,580 Express Entry candidates, including 2,939 PNP candidates.

#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp

March 31, 2026

OINP held a series of draws under the Employer Job Offer streams

On March 25, 2026, the Government of Ontario conducted new invitation draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

In these draws, the province targeted professionals living in Eastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario (excluding the GTA), and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

The OINP issued 597 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the EJO FW Stream, 418 ITAs under the EJO IS Stream, and 97 ITAs under the EJO IDS Stream. In total, the province issued invitations to 5,584 candidates in 2026.

#oinp, #ontario, #employer_job_offer, #foreign_workers, #ejo_ids, #ejo_fw #ejo_is

March 30, 2026

Canada invited 362 PNP candidates under the Express Entry draw #403

On March 16, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #403 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.

The Government of Canada issued 362 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the round’s cut-off score was 742 points, 32 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 05, 2025, at 20:35:25 UTC. As of March 15, 2026, 231,362 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, the Government of Canada invited 45,224 Express Entry candidates, including 2,583 PNP candidates.

#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp

March 17, 2026

Manitoba invited 46 candidates under the MPNP

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