Manitoba issues 340 invitations as Alberta targets aviation workers

Manitoba issues 340 Letters of Advice to Apply

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program held Expression of Interest draw #281 on October 8, 2026 and issued 340 Letters of Advice to Apply. Of the total, 103 went to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

Manitoba did not publish a numerical minimum ranking score for this draw. The selections were based on named occupations or direct invitations under strategic recruitment initiatives.

Manitoba's occupation-specific selections

Candidates in regulated occupations remain responsible for meeting Manitoba's licensing requirements. The province notes that it may refuse an application when a candidate is not working in a regulated occupation or does not provide evidence of completing the required licensing steps.

• 46 invitations went to candidates working in Manitoba in health occupations within NOC Broad Occupational Category 3.
• 211 invitations went to candidates working in Manitoba as secondary school teachers (NOC 41220), elementary school and kindergarten teachers (41221), early childhood educators and assistants (42202), or elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (43100).

Another 83 invitations came through strategic recruitment

Outside the occupation-specific groups, only profiles directly invited through these initiatives or the named temporary-public-policy pathway were considered in this draw.

• Employer Services: 45
• Ethnocultural Communities: 9
• Francophone Community: 16
• Regional Communities: 12
• Temporary Public Policy for Prospective PNP Candidates work permits: 1

Alberta invites 22 aviation-sector candidates

Alberta published a completed October 7, 2026 selection under the Alberta Express Entry Stream, Priority Sectors pathway for aviation. The province issued 22 invitations and reported a minimum Worker Expression of Interest score of 56.

The published 56-point threshold is Alberta's Worker EOI score, not a federal Comprehensive Ranking System score. Meeting the threshold alone does not guarantee an invitation or establish eligibility for the Alberta Express Entry Stream.