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Manitoba

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

Located between the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan, the province of Manitoba is in many ways the gateway to western Canada. The MPNP is Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program. The MPNP accepts applications under the following categories:

  • Skilled Worker Immigration Stream
    • A : The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream will comprise of two pathways:
      1. Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
      2. Manager Direct Recruitment Pathway
    • B : The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream will comprise of two pathways:
      1. Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
      2. Human Capital Pathway
  • Manitoba Business Investor Stream
    1. Manitoba Farm Investor Pathway
    2. Manitoba Entrepreneur Pathway
  • Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative
  • Universal Education Stream

Skilled Worker in Manitoba

Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
This pathway will be available to candidates who are currently working in Manitoba with a temporary work permit.

Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
This pathway will be open to applicants interviewed by Manitoba employers outside of Canada by the MPNP and an eligible employer and received an Invitation to Apply for a provincial nomination from the MPNP.

Skilled Worker Overseas

Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
This pathway is available to Express Entry applicants who are additionally qualified under another MPNP stream and who meet Express Entry prerequisites and have an active Express Entry profile. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experience in an occupation listed in Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations list and have a strong family connection to Manitoba.

Human Capital Pathway
This pathway will be open to foreign skilled workers with experience in Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations, and who demonstrate the ability to potentially establish themselves by building strong labour market connections to those occupations.

Business Investor Stream (in the past MPNP-B)

Farm Investor Pathway (formerly Farm Strategic Recruitment Initiative)
The Farm Investor Pathway is part of Manitoba’s Business Investor Stream and it allows individuals with farm business experience and sufficient capital to immigrate in order to establish and operate a farm in the province.

Entrepreneur Pathway
The Entrepreneur Pathway replaces the previous MPNP-B stream. It allows the province to recruit and nominate eligible foreign business owners who have the intent and ability to move to Manitoba tp establish, purchase a business or co-own an existing business in the first two years of arriving in Manitoba on a temporary work permit.

Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative
One particular initiative for immigration to Manitoba is the Morden Community Driven Immigration Initiative. This rural town, situated 112 km southwest of Winnipeg, is actively looking for new immigrants in certain occupations. Immigration to Morden is conducted through the MPNP.

International Education Stream
The new International Education Stream (IES) is designed to provide Manitoba graduates who meet the issues of industry with quicker pathways to permanent residency. The stream has three pathways: Career Employment Pathway, Graduate Internship Pathway, and the Student Entrepreneur Pathway.

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