Newfoundland and Labrador issued 36 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on September 10, 2026, all of them under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP).
No selections were made through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) in this round. It is the province’s second selection round of September, following the 97 invitations issued on September 4.
Full Details of the September 10 Draw
| Draw detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Date issued | September 10, 2026 |
| Total ITAs issued | 36 |
| NLPNP | 36 |
| Atlantic Immigration Program | 0 |
| Selection method | Expression of Interest (EOI) pool |
The Smallest Round of 2026
At 36 invitations, this is the smallest selection round Newfoundland and Labrador has held in 2026, below the 57 issued on July 10 and well below the 445-invitation rounds of March 6 and July 28.
It is also the third round of 2026 to make no Atlantic Immigration Program selections at all, after August 18 and September 4 — and the second in a row. The AIP share of the province’s intake has now been zero for two consecutive rounds, following 46 selections on August 26.
Rounds Are Getting Smaller, Not Less Frequent
The pattern established through the late summer has continued into September: rounds are arriving roughly every week to ten days, but the volumes attached to them keep falling. Since the 445-invitation round on July 28, the province has issued 208, then 122, then 140, then 97, and now 36.
Five rounds have been held since July 28, together accounting for 603 invitations — only a third more than the 445 issued in that single July round, spread across six weeks instead of one day. The province does not publish its remaining nomination allocation, but the shrinking batch size across a steady cadence is consistent with a program spacing out a limited remaining intake rather than one slowing its pace.
The Province Reaches 2,592 Invitations for 2026
Across fourteen selection rounds so far in 2026, the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism has issued 2,592 ITAs in total — 2,198 under the NLPNP and 394 under the Atlantic Immigration Program. The AIP figure is unchanged from August 26, since neither September round made AIP selections.
| Date issued | Total ITAs | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2026 | 36 | NLPNP — 36 |
| September 4, 2026 | 97 | NLPNP — 97 |
| August 26, 2026 | 140 | NLPNP — 94; AIP — 46 |
| August 18, 2026 | 122 | NLPNP — 122 |
| August 10, 2026 | 208 | NLPNP — 186; AIP — 22 |
| July 28, 2026 | 445 | NLPNP — 400; AIP — 45 |
| July 10, 2026 | 57 | NLPNP — 17; AIP — 40 |
| June 10, 2026 | 108 | NLPNP — 89; AIP — 19 |
| May 28, 2026 | 103 | NLPNP — 84; AIP — 19 |
| May 11, 2026 | 186 | NLPNP — 168; AIP — 18 |
| May 1, 2026 | 190 | NLPNP — 157; AIP — 33 |
| April 13, 2026 | 210 | NLPNP — 177; AIP — 33 |
| March 30, 2026 | 245 | NLPNP — 209; AIP — 36 |
| March 6, 2026 | 445 | NLPNP — 362; AIP — 83 |
| Total | 2,592 | NLPNP — 2,198; AIP — 394 |
How Newfoundland and Labrador Selects Candidates
Since February 19, 2025, both the NLPNP and the province’s share of the Atlantic Immigration Program have operated through a single Expression of Interest model. Candidates and employers submit an EOI rather than a full application, and the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism assesses profiles against provincial prioritisation criteria before issuing Invitations to Apply.
Only candidates who receive an ITA may submit a complete application. EOIs that are not selected remain in the pool until they expire or are withdrawn, and the province does not publish a per-round minimum score. Selections are driven by prioritisation criteria that favour candidates with a Newfoundland and Labrador job offer, in-demand occupations, and demonstrated ties to the province.
The province publishes each round on its Invitations to Apply (ITA) Updates page. A full history of this year’s rounds is maintained on our Newfoundland immigration draws page.
Express Entry and the NLPNP
Candidates nominated through the NLPNP Express Entry Skilled Worker category receive an additional 600 points toward their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, which in practice guarantees an invitation in a subsequent federal Express Entry round. That makes a provincial nomination one of the most effective routes for candidates whose standalone CRS score sits below federal cut-offs.
With rounds this small, the margin between being invited and being passed over is narrower than at any point this year. Use our free CRS score calculator to work out your Comprehensive Ranking System score and see where you stand in the Express Entry pool before pursuing a provincial nomination.