Manitoba PNP Draw: 315 immigration candidates invited

Manitoba invited total 315 candidates on January 27 to apply for provincial nomination to get PR through Provincial Nomination under MPNP. The draw issued the Letter of Advice to apply to the candidates of Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education Stream.

Here are the number of invitations issued for each program, as well as the minimum score cut-off according to the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system:

1. Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 212 invitations with a minimum score of 609;
2. Skilled Workers Overseas — 63 invitations with a minimum score of 703; and
3. International Education Stream — 40 invitations with no score requirement.

Among these invitations, 69 were issued to candidates in the Express Entry system.

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.