Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
The MPNP is Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program. Through this program, prospective immigrants with skills and experience targeted by the province may receive a Manitoba Provincial Nomination Certificate.
The following are streams that are currently active and/or ones that are being restructured as part of the MPNP renewal process:
- Skilled Worker Immigration Stream – including those in Manitoba and Overseas
- The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream will consist of two pathways:
- Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
- Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
- The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream will consist of two pathways:
- The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream will consist of two pathways:
- Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
- Human Capital Pathway
- Manitoba Business Investor Stream
- Manitoba Farm Investor Pathway
- Manitoba Entrepreneur Pathway
- Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative – through the MPNP
- International Education Stream
Skilled Worker Immigration Stream
The Manitoba government accepts applications from qualified temporary foreign workers and international student graduates who are currently working in Manitoba and have been offered a permanent, full-time job with their Manitoba employer.
Skilled Workers in Manitoba are not subject to a points-based assessment.
The Skilled Worker in Manitoba
As part of the MPNP renewal, the Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream will consist of two pathways: Manitoba Work Experience and Employer Direct Recruitment.
Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
Open to applicants currently working in Manitoba with temporary work permits, including temporary workers and international graduates of Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
Open to applicants interviewed by Manitoba employers outside of Canada by the MPNP and an eligible employer and received an Invitation to Apply for a provincial nomination from the MPNP.
The Skilled Worker Overseas
This Stream uses a points-based system to assess candidates who may be outside of Canada. Applications are accepted from qualified skilled workers.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a strong connection to the province through family or friends (Manitoba Support), past education or employment (Manitoba Experience), or by invitation of the MPNP (Manitoba Invitation), and who score a minimum of 60 points according to five eligibility factors: age, language proficiency, work experience, education and adaptability.
Manitoba Express Entry Pathway (currently operating as the Skilled Worker Overseas – Express Entry Sub-Stream )
This pathway is open to Express Entry candidates who are also eligible under another MPNP stream and who meet Express Entry requirements and have an active Express Entry profile. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experience in an occupation listed in Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations list and have a strong family connection to Manitoba.
Human Capital Pathway
This pathway will be open to foreign skilled workers with experience in Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations, and who demonstrate the ability to potentially establish themselves by building strong labour market connections to those occupations.
Business Investor Stream
Individuals who wish to do business in Manitoba can do so through this stream. This process operates on an ‘Expression of Interest’ system, whereby prospective applicants submit their intention to apply to the program, and the most qualified are invited to apply for immigration.
Farm Investor Pathway
The Farm Investor Pathway is part of Manitoba’s Business Investor Stream and it allows individuals with farm business experience and sufficient capital to immigrate in order to establish and operate a farm in the province.
Entrepreneur Pathway
The Manitoba government accepts applications from qualified temporary foreign workers and international student graduates who are currently working in Manitoba and have been offered a permanent, full-time job with their Manitoba employer.
Skilled Workers in Manitoba are not subject to a points-based assessment.
Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative
One particular initiative for immigration to Manitoba is the Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative. This rural town, situated 112 km southwest of Winnipeg, is actively looking for new immigrants in certain occupations. Immigration to Morden is conducted through the MPNP.
International Education Stream
The new International Education Stream (IES) is designed to provide Manitoba graduates who meet the needs of industry with faster pathways to permanent residence. The stream has three pathways: Career Employment Pathway, Graduate Internship Pathway, and the Student Entrepreneur Pathway.