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Canada PNP Update: About 2,000 Invitations Issued Between October 16 and 22

Five provinces held provincial nominee draws between October 16 and 22, 2026, inviting about 2,000 candidates in total. Manitoba’s Draw #282 on October 22 issued 1,304 Letters of Advice to Apply. Of these, 734 went to Skilled Worker in Manitoba candidates who completed post-secondary studies in Manitoba (lowest score 816), 513 went to top-scoring Skilled Worker in Manitoba candidates (lowest score 846), and 57 went to Skilled Worker Stream strategic recruitment candidates. Candidates with a valid Express Entry profile received 353.

Alberta’s Express Entry Stream (Priority Sectors – General) invited 386 candidates on October 20 with a minimum score of 60. A Law Enforcement Pathway draw on October 16 invited fewer than 10 (minimum score 49).

On October 16, Prince Edward Island issued 164 invitations under its Labour Impact and Express Entry categories, and Newfoundland and Labrador issued 126: 125 under the NLPNP and one under the Atlantic Immigration Program. British Columbia held an Entrepreneur Immigration draw on October 20, inviting 10 Base and fewer than five Regional candidates (minimum score 118).

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