Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
1. Skilled Worker Stream: The MPNP seeks recent graduates, skilled workers, business oriented individuals and their families with the intentions and ability to settle and establish in Manitoba. There are two streams in this this category:
i) Skilled Workers in Manitoba: Applicants in this category are qualified temporary foreign workers and international student graduates who are currently working in Manitoba and have been offered a permanent job with their Manitoba employer.
Eligibility:
- Intention to settle in Manitoba
- Have worked for at least six months in Manitoba, under a Work Permit
- Have a full-time, long-term employment offer from a Manitoba employer for whom they have been working
- Job offer must comply with the prevailing regional wage rates
- Meet language requirements
ii) Skilled Workers Overseas: The MPNP seeks to select internationally trained and experience workers who meet the skills and needs in the labour market. Applicants who demonstrate and established connection to Manitoba through the following are nominated to apply:
- The support of family members or friends
- Through previous education or work experience in the province; or
- Through an Invitation to Apply received directly from the MPNP as part of a Strategic Recruitment Initiative
In addition to the above, every candidate must also score at least 60 points based on the following five factors:
a) Language proficiency
b) Age
c) Work experience
d) Education
e) Adaptability
2. International Education Stream: This stream is dedicated to international students that have graduated in Manitoba. There are three pathways:
i) Career Employment Pathway: Provides faster nomination pathways for post-secondary students who graduate and find long-term employment in Manitoba in an in-demand occupation consistent with their training. You may be eligible to apply to MPNP under this pathway after graduating and obtaining a job offer.
ii) Graduate Internship Pathway: Provides faster nomination pathways for international student master and doctoral graduates through internships contributing to industry innovation in Manitoba. Graduates who complete an Accelerate or Elevate internship with Mitacs in Manitoba can apply to the MPNP immediately after graduation, whether or not they have a job offer.
iii) International Student Entrepreneur Pilot: The International Student Entrepreneur Pilot will provide up to 20 (per calendar year) international students who have graduated in Manitoba the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship rather than employment. Once the applicant meets the conditions of their Business Performance Agreement, they are nominated for permanent residence.
3. Business Investor Stream: Allows Manitoba to recruit and nominate qualified business investors and entrepreneurs from around the world who have the intent and ability to start or purchase businesses in Manitoba within the first 24 months of arrival in Canada on a temporary work permit. There are two pathways:
i) The Entrepreneur Pathway for those seeking to open a business in Manitoba.
ii) The Farm Investor Pathway for those intending to establish and operate a farm in rural Manitoba.
1. Skilled Worker Stream: The MPNP seeks recent graduates, skilled workers, business oriented individuals and their families with the intentions and ability to settle and establish in Manitoba. There are two streams in this this category:
i) Skilled Workers in Manitoba: Applicants in this category are qualified temporary foreign workers and international student graduates who are currently working in Manitoba and have been offered a permanent job with their Manitoba employer.
Eligibility:
- Intention to settle in Manitoba
- Have worked for at least six months in Manitoba, under a Work Permit
- Have a full-time, long-term employment offer from a Manitoba employer for whom they have been working
- Job offer must comply with the prevailing regional wage rates
- Meet language requirements
ii) Skilled Workers Overseas: The MPNP seeks to select internationally trained and experience workers who meet the skills and needs in the labour market. Applicants who demonstrate and established connection to Manitoba through the following are nominated to apply:
- The support of family members or friends
- Through previous education or work experience in the province; or
- Through an Invitation to Apply received directly from the MPNP as part of a Strategic Recruitment Initiative
In addition to the above, every candidate must also score at least 60 points based on the following five factors:
a) Language proficiency
b) Age
c) Work experience
d) Education
e) Adaptability
2. International Education Stream: This stream is dedicated to international students that have graduated in Manitoba. There are three pathways:
i) Career Employment Pathway: Provides faster nomination pathways for post-secondary students who graduate and find long-term employment in Manitoba in an in-demand occupation consistent with their training. You may be eligible to apply to MPNP under this pathway after graduating and obtaining a job offer.
ii) Graduate Internship Pathway: Provides faster nomination pathways for international student master and doctoral graduates through internships contributing to industry innovation in Manitoba. Graduates who complete an Accelerate or Elevate internship with Mitacs in Manitoba can apply to the MPNP immediately after graduation, whether or not they have a job offer.
iii) International Student Entrepreneur Pilot: The International Student Entrepreneur Pilot will provide up to 20 (per calendar year) international students who have graduated in Manitoba the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship rather than employment. Once the applicant meets the conditions of their Business Performance Agreement, they are nominated for permanent residence.
3. Business Investor Stream: Allows Manitoba to recruit and nominate qualified business investors and entrepreneurs from around the world who have the intent and ability to start or purchase businesses in Manitoba within the first 24 months of arrival in Canada on a temporary work permit. There are two pathways:
i) The Entrepreneur Pathway for those seeking to open a business in Manitoba.
ii) The Farm Investor Pathway for those intending to establish and operate a farm in rural Manitoba.
