Manitoba Provincial Nominee

• The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program selects foreign-trained and experienced workers who have the skills needed in the local labour market and nominate them to receive Canadian permanent resident visas to settle and work in Manitoba.
• An applicant must have a connection to Manitoba to be eligible under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program skilled worker streams. There is a skilled worker in the Manitoba stream and the skilled worker overseas stream.
• Every applicant who wants to be considered under the Skilled Worker stream must score at least 60 points under the adaptability factors to be eligible.
• Manitoba is one of Canada’s most robust and most diversified economies, with a low cost of living and numerous opportunities.

Mandatory/Minimum Requirements:

• Manitoba Support: A Manitoba Supporter is an established resident of the province who is a friend or relative of the applicant and is willing and able to endorse the applicant’s settlement plan.
• Manitoba Experience: Manitoba Experience means that the applicant has lived in the province as a temporary foreign worker or as an international student in the past.
• Manitoba Invitation: The MPNP can issue Invitations to Apply to qualified candidates who are identified as part of one of the Strategic Recruitment initiatives in Manitoba and overseas.
• Points Assessment: In addition to demonstrating a strong connection to Manitoba, every candidate who wants to be considered under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream must score at least 60 points to be eligible.

Other Requirements:

• Language Proficiency
• Age
• Work Experience
• Education
• Adaptability

• REQUIREMENTS FOR SKILLED WORKERS IN MANITOBA STREAM

  • Qualifying Employment
  • Temporary Foreign Workers
  • International Student Working Graduates

• Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, January 2015 – November 2020.

A foreign skilled worker in Canada and overseas with a strong connection to Manitoba. 

• Applicants must first determine that they meet the eligibility requirements to apply for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). 
  • Determine Your Eligibility – Skilled Workers Overseas
  • Determine Your Eligibility – Skilled Workers in Manitoba

• After that, an applicant will submit an expression of interest by creating an account and submitting an interest online.Candidates will apply online for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) nomination if they receive a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) under the MPNP skilled worker stream. The application  must be submitted within 60 days. An application fee of $500 must be paid and all supporting documents must be submitted along with the application.
• Candidates will apply online for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) nomination if they receive a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) under the MPNP skilled worker stream. The application  must be submitted within 60 days. An application fee of $500 must be paid and all supporting documents must be submitted along with the application.

• If successful, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) will issue a nomination certificate, and the successful applicant can then submit their application to IRCC for a permanent residency visa. Learn more about how to apply for permanent residency as a provincial nominee.

The MPNP had an expression of interest draw on January 28, 2021. A total number of 117 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to Candidates in skilled worker in Manitoba stream and 17 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued to Candidates under the skilled worker overseas stream through the MPNP Strategic Recruitment Initiative. Learn more about the recent MPNP Draw.