Manitoba, a western prairie province and land of natural splendor, is located amidst the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan. As one of the strongest and diverse economies of Canada, it provides affordable living and a plethora of opportunities in terms of better job prospects, quality education and business potential.
In addition, the capital city of Manitoba, Winnipeg is a preferred choice of immigrants to Canada (after Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver) as it offers comparatively higher employment, entertainment and education options, low priced housing, and better work life balance.
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) targets skilled workers, recent graduates, businessmen and their families who intend to reside and work in Manitoba as permanent residents.
MPNP Streams
Skilled Worker Stream | International Education Stream | Business Investor Stream |
Skilled Worker Stream
This stream seeks internationally trained and experienced workers who have the required skills to fulfill the needs of Manitoba’s labor market and nominates them for permanent residency. There are two sub streams within Skilled worker stream:
Skilled Workers in Manitoba
This stream is for individuals with skilled work experience and currently residing in Manitoba at the time of submitting their application.
Qualifying Employment: An applicant’s employer must
An applicant
Skilled workers Overseas
The MPNP for Skilled Workers Overseas seeks applicants who show an established connection to Manitoba via:
Manitoba Support
A Manitoba Supporter is an established resident of the province who is willing to review and endorse the applicant’s plan for settling and finding employment in their destination community. A Manitoba Supporter must be the applicant’s close relative or friend/distant relative, and must:
In addition to the Manitoba support, an applicant should
Familial relationships
A Manitoba supporter is deemed to be a close relative of the applicant (or the applicant’s spouse) if related as sister or brother, niece or nephew, aunt, or uncle, first cousin, parents, or grandparents.
Ineligibility
Manitoba Experience
Manitoba experience refers to the past residency in the province as a temporary foreign worker or as an international student. Candidates with previous work experience/education in Manitoba must:
Manitoba Invitation
To eligible to apply to the MPNP with the connection of Manitoba Invitation, individual must upload the Letter of Invitation obtained directly from the MPNP after being interviewed by a program officer during a recruitment mission or exploratory visit. Eligibility requirements to take part in visits and missions generally include that a candidate:
Points Assessment
Besides strong ties to Manitoba, every candidate must score at least 60 points, to be considered under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream, based on following factors:
Factor 1: Language Proficiency
Language Proficiency | Points Awarded |
First Language | |
CLB 8 or higher | 20 |
CLB 7 | 18 |
CLB 6 | 16 |
CLB 5 | 14 |
CLB 4 | 12 |
CLB 3 or lower | |
Second Language | |
CLB 5 or higher | 5 |
Maximum Points | 25 (25% of total) |
Factor 2: Age
Age | Points Awarded |
18 | 4 |
19 | 6 |
20 | 8 |
21 to 45 | 10 |
46 | 8 |
47 | 6 |
48 | 4 |
49 | 2 |
50 or older | 0 |
Maximum Points | 10 (10% of total) |
Factor 3: Work Experience
Work experience points are calculated based on proof of full-time employment in the past five years. Only continuous full-time jobs of six months or longer are considered.
Work Experience | Points Awarded |
Less than 1 year | 4 |
1 year | 6 |
2 years | 8 |
3 years | 10 |
4 years or more | 8 |
Maximum Points | 15 (15% of total) |
Factor 4: Education
Highest Level of Education | Points Awarded | |
Master’s degree or Doctorate | 25 | |
Two post-secondary programs of at least two years each | 23 | |
One post-secondary program of two years or longer | 20 | |
One one-year post-secondary program | 14 | |
Trade certificate | 14 | |
No formal post-secondary education | 0 | |
Maximum Points | 25 (25% of total) |
Factor 5: Adaptability
Connection to Manitoba | Points Awarded |
Close relative in Manitoba | 20 |
Invitation to Apply received from the MPNP as part of a recruitment mission or exploratory visit | 20 |
Previous experience in Manitoba (at least 6 months) | 12 |
Completed post-secondary program of two years or more in Manitoba | 12 |
Completed post-secondary program of at least one academic year in Manitoba | 10 |
Friend or distant relative living in Manitoba | 10 |
Regional Immigration | 5 |
Maximum Points | 25% (25% of total) |
International Education Stream
The new International Education Stream (IES) is for international students who recently graduated from a post-secondary institute in Manitoba. An international student graduated in another Canadian province will not qualify under this stream, however, may be eligible under the renewed Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream. There are three pathways to apply under this stream:
Career Employment Pathway
The Career Employment Pathway seeks recently graduated foreign nationals from Manitoba’s post-secondary educational institution and working an in-demand occupation. An international student who graduated in another province of Canada and/or are not working in an in-demand occupation may be eligible to apply under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream .
Factors | Minimum Requirement |
Education | You must have graduated in the past 3 years from a designated post-secondary institution in Manitoba. work). |
Language | Minimum CLB/NCLC 7 (or equivalent) |
Current Employment in Manitoba | You must have a full-time job offer from an eligible Manitoba employer, with a minimum 1-year contract on Manitoba’s published In-Demand Occupations list that is consistent with your completed program of studies in Manitoba. You must be working full-time in MB at the time your application is assessed. |
Settlement Funds | You must demonstrate liquid funds equivalent to Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) requirements for independent financial resources for a six-month period or you must be employed in a full-time, long-term position in Manitoba. |
Adaptability | You must be residing in Manitoba at the time of application. You must show the intent to continue to reside in Manitoba after nomination, including the submission of a Career Employment Plan demonstrating opportunities for a successful career track in Manitoba. |
Graduate Internship Pathway
The Graduate Internship Pathway targets international graduates with a master’s or PhD completed in Manitoba within last 3 years. 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.
Factors | Minimum Requirement |
Language | Completed a master or doctoral degree program in Manitoba within the past 3 years |
Official Languages Proficiency | Minimum CLB/NCLC 7 (or equivalent) |
Internship in Manitoba | Completed a Mitacs Elevate or Accelerate (including Accelerate Entrepreneur) internship with an eligible industry and research enterprise in Manitoba |
Employment in Manitoba | You are not required to have a job offer at the time of application |
Settlement Funds | You must demonstrate liquid funds equivalent to Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) requirements for independent financial resources for a six-month period or you must be employed in a full-time, long-term position in Manitoba. |
Adaptability | You must be residing in Manitoba at the time of application. You must show the intent to continue to reside in Manitoba after nomination, including the submission of a Career Employment Plan demonstrating opportunities for a successful career track in Manitoba. |
International Student Entrepreneur Pilot
This stream accepts applications from foreign nationals recently graduated from Manitoba’s post-secondary institution and have at least 6 months experience owning and supervising business in Manitoba. It provides up to 20 (per calendar year) international students the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship rather than employment. The applicants are nominated for permanent residency once they meet the conditions of the Business Performance Agreement.
Factors | Minimum Requirement |
Business Experience | A business plan is required as part of your application to MPNP. You must operate the business as a senior manager on a daily basis from the place of business in Manitoba for at least 6 months prior to nomination while on a valid temporary work permit, consistent with the requirements of your Business Performance Agreement (BPA). Business equity ownership of at least 51%. |
Language | Minimum CLB/NCLC 7 |
Education | Complete a full-time post-secondary program in Manitoba that is at least 2 years in duration. (distance learning or compressed academic programs are not eligible)
Studies and/or work/business experience outside of Canada will be considered as beneficial but not are not an eligibility requirement |
Age | 21-35 |
Adaptability | Must have a valid open work permit or post-graduation work permit (PGWP) at the time of application. Have continuously resided in MB since graduation & show intent to continue to reside in MB after nomination. |
Net Worth/ Settlement Funds | |
Business Performance Agreement | After an application is approved, a Business Performance Agreement (BPA) must be signed prior to the MPNP issuing you an approval-in-principal letter to implement your business plan. |
Business Investor Stream
Business Investor Stream targets qualified business investors and entrepreneurs from around the world who have the intent and ability to start or purchase businesses in Manitoba. There are two pathways:
Applicants are needed to submit a complete verification of net worth and source of funds report issued by one of Manitoba’s designated third-party verifiers with their completed application forms and documents.
The Entrepreneur Pathway
The Entrepreneur Pathway seeks applicants from around the world who have the intention and ability to relocate to Manitoba and start a business or become partners in an existing business within the first 24 months of entrance in Canada on a temporary work permit.
Factor | Minimum Requirement |
Business Experience | Minimum three years experience of farm ownership and operation supported by verifiable documents |
Language | Minimum CLB/NCLC 5 |
Education | Minimum Canadian high school certificate equivalent |
Age | No minimum or maximum age; however, ranking points are allocated to candidates 25 to 49 years of age |
Business Investment | |
Business Research Visit | A Business Plan is required and is an integral part of the application.
A business research visit allows the applicant to conduct extensive research of their future business investment or proposal. The Business Research Visit must be conducted no more than one year prior to the submission of your EOI. |
Adaptability | |
Net Worth | Minimum of $500,000 CAD |
Business Performance Agreement | After an application is approved, a Business Performance Agreement (BPA) must be signed prior to the MPNP issuing you a letter of support for applying for a work permit. |
Farm Investor Pathway (FIP)
This stream for individuals who intend to establish and operate a farm operation in rural Manitoba. The applicants must possess farm business experience and sufficient available capital to invest. Successful applicants of the FIP are anticipated to establish a farm business in rural Manitoba producing primary products that is consistent with the province’s current farm industry. Agri-business operations not producing primary products may qualify under the Entrepreneur Pathway.
Factors | Minimum Requirement |
Farm Business Experience | Minimum three years experience of farm ownership and operation supported by verifiable documents. |
Language | If you are invited to attend a FIP interview, you will be required to conduct the interview in either French or English. |
Farm Business Investment | You are expected to establish a farming business in rural Manitoba with a minimum investment of $300, 000 CAD.
Investments into a farm business operated primarily for the purposes of deriving passive investment income or speculative purposes are not eligible. |
Farm Business Research Visit | Applicant must conduct a Farm Business Research Visit to Manitoba. |
Farm Business Activities | |
Economic Establishment Adaptability | You must demonstrate adaptability, specifically relating to practical farming skills, technical knowledge and experience in technological based farming practices that will transfer directly to Manitoba’s current primary farm production industry. |
Net Worth | At least $500,000 CAD |