PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), is a collection of immigration pathways enabling foreign nationals to become Canadian permanent residents. The PNP is strategically designed to attract immigrants in areas which will benefit the province: skilled workers, workers in sectors with labour shortages, recent graduates, and agricultural entrepreneurs.

The province operates several immigration streams divided among four categories:

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba (SWM)
• Skilled Workers Overseas (SWO)
• International Education Stream (IES)
• Business Investor Stream (BIS)

Skilled Workers in Manitoba 

Skilled Workers in Manitoba encompasses three immigration streams designed to target workers who have already gained employment experience or offers of employment in Manitoba. Candidates for this stream must be currently working and living in Manitoba at the time of their application, or, in certain cases, they may be invited to apply after attending a recruitment session with MPNP overseas.

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream
• Manitoba Experience Pathway – Coming soon
• Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway – Coming soon

Skilled Workers Overseas 

Skilled Workers Overseas encompasses three immigration streams designed to target skilled workers who have the ability to join Manitoba’s work force and adapt easily to life in the province. All streams of this category prioritize workers who have experience in Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations.

• Manitoba Skilled Workers Overseas Stream
• Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
• Manitoba Human Capital Pathway – Coming soon

International Education Stream 

The International Education Stream (IES) targets recent graduates from designated post-secondary institutions located in the province of Manitoba. Candidates for this category must have some amount of work experience or business management experience from the province, either completed after graduation or during their program of study as part of an internship or co-op. There are three pathways within this stream:

• Manitoba Career Employment Pathway 
• Manitoba Graduate Internship Pathway
• Manitoba Student Entrepreneur Pathway

Business Investor Stream 

Manitoba’s Business Investor Stream (BIS) is a collection of two immigration streams designed for individuals with business management experience who wish to launch a new business endeavour in Manitoba. The entrepreneurial stream is for general entrepreneurs with business proposals in a range of sectors, while the farm investor stream is designed specifically for entrepreneurs in the farming sector.

• Manitoba Entrepreneur Pathway 
• Manitoba Farm Investor Pathway

• Manitoba In-Demand Occupations 
• Several streams of the MPNP prefer candidates who have work experience in one of the province’s in-demand occupations . This is not a mandatory requirement for all of these streams, but in certain cases will give the candidate an advantage for selection. Please note that French-speakers are exempt from having experience in an in-demand occupation to be eligible for MPNP.