Manitoba held its last draw of the year on December 30.

On December 30, Manitoba issued 393 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. 

Here are the number of invitations issued for each program, plus the minimum score cutoff according to the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system:

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 332 invitations with a minimum score of 375;
• Skilled Workers Overseas — 35 invitations with a minimum score of 726; and
• International Education Stream — 26 invitations with no score requirement.

Among these invitations, 73 were issued to candidates in the Express Entry system.

Manitoba has now invited 11,179 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021.

Manitoba immigration programs

The provincial government manages its immigration through the MPNP, which supports immigration applications to the federal government. Canadian provinces do not have the ability to give out permanent residency status, but they can help an application along by issuing provincial nominations.

To get the nomination, you need to register an Expression of Interest with the MPNP. This puts you in a position to receive an LAA through the Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams. Manitoba then ranks candidates out of 1,000 points for their human capital factors, as well as their connections to the province.

The Skilled Workers Overseas Category and Skilled Workers in Manitoba streams are designed to allow the province to identify candidates who meet its labour market needs.

Candidates overseas need to demonstrate connections to Manitoba through the likes of close family ties, previous experience in the province, or an invitation through one of Manitoba’s Strategic Recruitment Initiatives. You do not need to be living in Manitoba at the time of your application to be eligible.

In order to receive an invitation under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba category, you need to have a full-time job offer from a provincial employer.