{"id":882840,"date":"2026-01-03T03:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/the-mpnps-first-draw-of-december-prioritizes-candidates-in-manitoba\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:16:37","slug":"the-mpnps-first-draw-of-december-prioritizes-candidates-in-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/the-mpnps-first-draw-of-december-prioritizes-candidates-in-manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"The MPNP\u2019s first draw of December prioritizes candidates in Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Published:<\/span> December 6, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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On December 5, 2025, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited nearly 185 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.<\/p>\n

The MPNP extended invitations to candidates through its Skilled Worker Stream, selecting candidates through its Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas pathways.<\/p>\n

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Draw results<\/h2>\n

A total of 184 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) were issued in the province\u2019s first draw of December.<\/p>\n

This is the highest number of LAAs issued in a single draw since October 9, 2025.<\/p>\n

Candidates were targeted through either the Skilled Worker in Manitoba<\/a> or Skilled Worker Overseas<\/a> pathways if they indicated being directly invited by the MPNP<\/a> as part of a strategic recruitment mission.<\/p>\n

This most recent draw follows a pattern since June of this year, in which the MPNP has almost exclusively focused on candidates selected under recruitment initiatives.<\/p>\n

The distribution of LAAs to candidates who reported receiving an Invitation to Apply<\/a> (ITA) under a strategic recruitment initiative can be seen below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Strategic recruitment initiative<\/strong><\/th>\nNumber of LAAs issued<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Employer Services<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francophone Community<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Regional Communities<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethnocultural Communities<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates (TPP)<\/td>\n126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Of the 184 invitations issued under Expression of Interest (EOI) Draw #259, 61 were given to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry<\/a> profile number and job seeker validation code.<\/p>\n

The highest number of LAAs were distributed to candidates under the Temporary Public Policy<\/a> (TPP) to facilitate open work permits<\/a> (OWPs) for prospective provincial nominees<\/a> in Manitoba or the Yukon.<\/p>\n

MPNP candidates require a Manitoba Support Letter to get this special two-year OWP. The province is accepting Manitoba Support letter applications until December 16, 2025, at 12:59 a.m. EDT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a Manitoba Support Letter, candidates can submit a work permit<\/a> application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.<\/a><\/p>\n

The deadline for submitting applications for these work permits is December 31, 2025, which is when the federal temporary public policy expires.<\/p>\n

I met the draw selection criteria, but wasn\u2019t invited \u2013 why?<\/h2>\n

The MPNP notes that individuals who submitted an EOI profile meeting the selection requirements, but did not receive a LAA may have been excluded for one of the following reasons:<\/p>\n