Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program

The Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program is an immigration program operated by the Canadian province of Manitoba.[1] The program allows Manitoba to nominate qualified applicants for Canadian permanent resident status. The program is primarily divided into 3 streams with each stream subdivided into categories for different types of candidates:[2]

  • Skilled Worker Stream
    • Skilled Workers in Manitoba
    • Skilled Workers Overseas
  • International Education Stream
    • Career Employment Pathway
    • Graduate Internship Pathway
    • International Student Entrepreneur Pilot
  • Business Investor Stream
    • Entrepreneur Pathway
    • Farm Investor Pathway

Qualification parameters

Each of the categories of the program has its own set of eligibility criteria.

  1. Skilled Workers in Manitoba: Targets foreign nationals who have work experience in Manitoba or a job offer from a Manitoba employer, and who demonstrate they have the necessary qualifications to succeed in Manitoba's workforce.[3]
  2. Skilled Workers Overseas: Targets foreign nationals who have work experience in one of Manitoba's in-demand occupations and can demonstrate that they have the work experience needed to succeed in the Manitoba's workforce.[4]
  3. International Education Stream: Targets foreign nationals who have recently completed higher education at an institution in Manitoba.[5]
  4. Business Investor Stream: Targets foreign nationals with entrepreneurial experience who wish to undertake an entrepreneurial investment in Manitoba.[6]

In addition, there are federal standards for immigration that can make a person inadmissible for reasons such as posing a security threat, having a history of criminal behaviour, or having a medical condition that poses a threat to public safety.[7]

Procedure

Application procedure for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program varies depending on the stream and program to which a person is applying. Generally, all streams follow a three-step application process:

Step One - Expression of Interest: Interested candidates must express interest in applying to their program of choice. This varies from program to program. Certain programs allow candidates to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) online,[8] while other programs require candidates to attend an information session[9] or conduct an exploratory visit[10] before submitting their EOI.

Step Two - Provincial Application: If an EOI is approved, the candidate receives a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA)[11] from the province. This LAA authorizes the candidate to submit an official application to Manitoba for provincial nomination.

Step Three - Federal Application: All Canadian permanent residency applications must be approved by the federal government, so after receiving a provincial nomination, an applicant must submit another application at the federal level for permanent residency.[12]

If an applicant's federal application is approved, they are granted Canadian permanent resident status for themselves and any accompanying family members included on their application.

Expression of Interest (EOI) Draws

Manitoba regularly conducts Expression of Interest draws to issue Letter of Advice to Apply to eligible candidates. List of Manitoba Expression of Interest draws conducted in 2020[13][14]:

Draw #96 – August 13, 2020 – LOAA issued: 253

Draw #95 – July 30, 2020 – LOAA issued: 199

Draw #94 – July 16, 2020 – LOAA issued: 174

Draw #93 – July 2, 2020 – LOAA issued: 125

Draw #92 – June 19, 2020 – LOAA issued: 181

Draw #91 – June 4, 2020 – LOAA issued: 124

Draw #90 – May 21, 2020 – LOAA issued: 99

Draw #89 – May 7, 2020 – LOAA issued: 123

Draw #88 – April 23, 2020 – LOAA issued: 123

Draw #87 – April 9, 2020 – LOAA issued: 153

Draw #86 – March 26, 2020 – LOAA issued: 226

Draw #85 – March 12, 2020 – LOAA issued: 222

Draw #84 – February 27, 2020 - LOAA issued: 217

Draw #83 – February 13, 2020 - LOAA issued: 242

Draw #82 – January 30, 2020 - LOAA issued: 181

Draw #81 – January 17, 2020 - LOAA issued: 249

Draw #80 – January 2, 2020 - LOAA issued: 186

Importance

The program has enabled a resurrection of immigration from Ukraine to Manitoba, which had almost stopped in the early 1990s. An estimated 250 people a year have emigrated from Ukraine in the last 12 years.[15] The program accounts for more than three-quarters of all new immigrants arriving in Manitoba, and is seen as the main driver for the increased population growth.[16]

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References
  1. "Immigrate to Manitoba | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. "Immigrate to Manitobal | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. "MPNP Renewal: Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. "MPNP Renewal: Skilled Worker Overseas Stream | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  5. "International Education Stream | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  6. "Business Investor Stream | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2010-07-09). "Reasons you may be inadmissible to Canada". aem. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. "Expression of Interest Ranking for Skilled Workers | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  9. "International Education Stream | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  10. "Entrepreneur Pathway Soft Launch | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  11. "Receive a Letter of Advice to Apply – Skilled Workers | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  12. "Permanent Resident Application | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  13. "Manitoba conducts largest PNP EOI Draw of 2020 - Provincial Nominee Program - Immiboards.com". Immiboards.com. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  14. "EOI Draw | Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  15. Ukrainian community, scarred by Holodomor, helped shape Winnipeg's cultural mosaic
  16. Nominee program, births keep Manitoba's growth rate high
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