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.