Ontario received 14,119 nominations, up from 10,750. Alberta rose to 6,403 from 4,875. Manitoba increased to 6,239 from 4,750. British Columbia went up to 5,254 from 4,000. Saskatchewan received 4,761, compared with 3,625 last year. Yukon and the Northwest Territories also saw similar increases.
As of March 27, 2026, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island had not publicly announced their 2026 allocations, although some of them have already started draws. If the same pattern continues, their numbers could also rise by about 31%.
This matters because provincial nomination allocations decide how many people each province or territory can nominate for permanent residence through the Provincial Nominee Program in a given year. A higher allocation usually means more room for provinces to select immigrants.
A provincial nomination is not the same as permanent residence. After receiving a nomination, the applicant must still apply to the federal government for PR. Because federal processing can take months or longer, permanent resident admissions often happen well after the nomination is issued.
One important detail is that some provinces received extra nomination spaces later in 2025, so the comparison here is based on the allocations announced at the beginning of 2025, not the final totals for that year.
