Manitoba Work Experience Pathway

The Manitoba Experience Pathway targets foreign nationals with skilled work experience who are residing in Manitoba at the time of application.

The Manitoba Work Experience Pathways is one of several immigration streams of the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Category contained within the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) operated by the province of Manitoba. The Manitoba Work Experience Pathway targets foreign nationals with skilled work experience who are residing in Manitoba at the time of application.

Note: This stream is not presently open. It is scheduled to begin accepting applications in 2019.

Candidates who are successfully nominated through the Manitoba Work Experience Pathway will be invited to submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence. This stream uses the MPNP Ranking System (mentioned below) to rank interested candidates against one another. Only those candidates who have the most competitive profiles will be invited to submit an official application to the program.

Eligibility Requirements

Connection To Manitoba

In order to be eligible for the Manitoba Work Experience Pathway, a candidate must already be in Manitoba working for an employer on a valid work permit. The amount of Manitoba work experience needed for eligibility varies:

• Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba who are working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation (mentioned below). The applicant required 6 Months of Manitoba Work Experience.

• International graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions outside of Manitoba who are working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation. The applicant required 12 Months of Manitoba Work Experience

• TFWs and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba who are working in an occupation, not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List. The applicant required 12 Months of Manitoba Work Experience.

Please note that international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions located outside of Manitoba who hold a post-graduation work permit and are working in an occupation, not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List are not eligible for this stream.

Please note that while full details about this program have not been finalized, other streams of MPNP indicate that the province does not count work experience gained while engaged in the full-time study will not count towards the requirements for this stream.

Job Offer

To be eligible for this stream all candidates must have a job offer from their employer for a full-time, permanent position to continue working.

Language Proficiency

The level of language proficiency required depends on a person’s occupation:

• Regulated Occupations – Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 in either English or French
• Compulsory Trade Occupations – CLB 6 in English or French
• All other occupations at National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Level 0, A, or B – CLB 5
• NOC Skill Level C or D – CLB 4

Language tests must have been taken within the two years prior to applying to the program. Regulated occupations and compulsory trades are indicated on the MPNP In-Demand Occupations List.

Level of Education

There is no minimum education requirement for this stream. However, candidates who can demonstrate completion of post-secondary education will be able to claim points through the MPNP Ranking System. As only those candidates with the highest ranking will be invited to apply to the program, candidates with post-secondary training will have an advantage over others in the pool.

Settlement Plan

All candidates for MPNP streams must submit a settlement plan outlining their plan for integrating into life in Manitoba.

Settlement Funds

All candidates for MPNP streams should be prepared to demonstrate they meet certain provincial settlement funds requirements. Manitoba requires candidates to show they have access to a minimum of $10,000 CAD plus an additional $2,000 CAD per spouse and accompanying dependant. This is the provincial requirement; when submitting a federal immigration application these requirements may vary.

Application Procedure

Please note that this stream is not presently open and accepting applications. The below application procedure is scheduled to come into effect in 2019. MPNP will be revising the Expression of Interest (EOI) system prior to the launch of this stream.

The Manitoba Work Experience Pathway will operate on an Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Candidates who meet the minimum stream requirements can register a profile using the MPNP Online portal. Once the profile has been submitted, candidates will be assigned a score and ranked against one another using the MPNP Ranking System (this ranking system may change prior to the opening of this stream). The highest-ranking candidates will be issued a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) during one of the MPNP Draws.

After receiving an LAA, the candidate has 60 days to submit a complete application to MPNP. The application can be submitted online via the applicant’s MPNP Online account. If the application is approved, the applicant will be issued a provincial nomination for permanent residence from Manitoba. They will be mailed a nomination package indicating how to prepare and submit a federal application for permanent residence.

Provincial nominees have six months from the date of their nomination to submit an official application for permanent residence. They must prepare a paper-based application and submit it by mail to the appropriate application centre. Paper-based PNP applications for permanent residence are generally processed within 18 months.

MPNP Ranking System

The following system is used to assign all MPNP candidates a score after the submission of their Expression of Interest (EOI). Those candidates with the highest scores will be invited to apply to the program in one of the MPNP Draws – Issuance of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA). Please note that this ranking system is subject to change prior to the scheduled launch of this stream in 2019.

Overview of Factors

Language

Age

Work Experience

Education

Adaptability

Risk Factor

MPNP Recent Draws – Skilled Workers in Manitoba

Below is the history of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued for all MPNP streams for Skilled Workers in Manitoba.