Provincial Nomination-Manitoba
The Skilled Worker Stream is locally driven and based on the needs of Manitoba employers. Internationally trained and experienced workers who have the skills needed in the local labour market, and nominate them to receive Canadian permanent residence to settle and work in Manitoba.
There are two pathways: Skilled Worker in Manitoba (SWM) and Skilled Worker Overseas (SWO).
Eligibility – Skilled Worker in Manitoba
To apply to the Skilled Worker in Manitoba (SWM) Pathway, you must demonstrate ongoing Manitoba employment as your established connection to Manitoba.
Ongoing Manitoba employment means that you possess a valid work permit and a Manitoba company has offered you a full-time, long-term job after you have completed at least six months (continuous) full-time employment with that company as a temporary foreign worker or international student working graduate.
If you are able to obtain a temporary work permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you may be able to apply to the MPNP as a temporary foreign worker.
Qualifying employment
Your employer must be incorporated or registered by or under an act of the legislature of a province or the Parliament of Canada and operating as a business that has an established production capability, plant or place of business in Manitoba.
Your employer must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the MPNP that they are an established business with an ability to offer you full-time and long-term employment in Manitoba.
Any periods of self-employment, unauthorized work, or periods of employment during which you were engaged in full-time study (ex: work experience gained on a co-op permit) will not be included when calculating the period of qualifying work experience in Manitoba.
Self-employed individuals, business owners, owner-operators and individuals providing services as independent contractors to the business supporting their application are not eligible to apply under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba Pathway, and any work experience in Manitoba gained in those capacities will not be considered when calculating the qualifying period of work in the province.
Note: The MPNP will only issue a work permit support letter to you if there is a demonstrated employee-employer relationship.
Requirements for international students from other provinces: If you graduated from a post-secondary program in another Canadian province and want to apply to the Skilled Worker in Manitoba Pathway because you’ve been offered a job in Manitoba, to be eligible, you must first have been working for that Manitoba employer for at least one year.
Temporary foreign workers
Conditions
The offer of long-term employment must be from the same employer for whom you have been working full-time for the required time period.
You must have all qualifications for the position including training/education and any required licence or certification.
You must have job-ready English; specifically, you must demonstrate the English or French proficiency to fulfill the duties of your job description.
Your connection to Manitoba through employment must be stronger than ties you may have to another province.
You must demonstrate in a Settlement Plan your intention and plan to live, work and establish your work and family life in Manitoba as a permanent resident.
Note: People exempt from requiring a work permit to work in Manitoba (e.g., Ministers of Religion) are not eligible to apply to the MPNP under this category.
Employment that is part of a work-study program is ineligible.
International student working graduates
Only graduates of Manitoba post-secondary educational institutions are considered. You are eligible if your Manitoba employer offers you a long-term job following at least six months of continuous full-time employment on a valid post-graduation work permit.
Note: Some international graduates may be eligible for an extension of their post-graduation work permit (PGWP) for up to 18 months. Please see the IRCC news release for more information.
Conditions
You attended an authorized education or training program at a public, or registered private vocational, post-secondary institution in Manitoba. (Language programs are specifically excluded.)
Your academic/vocational program was full-time and at least one academic year in duration.
You successfully completed your program and were awarded a diploma, degree or certificate.
You have been continuously working at least six months for the same employer who has offered you a permanent (long-term) full-time job.
You have a valid post-graduation work permit issued by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Your connection to Manitoba through employment is stronger than ties you may have to another Canadian province.
You demonstrate in a Settlement Plan your intention and plan to live, work and establish your work and family life in Manitoba as a permanent resident.
You have all qualifications and the English or French language proficiency to fulfill the duties of your job.
Note: If you are an international student graduate who does not meet the conditions to apply as an International Student Working Graduate, you may be eligible to apply to the MPNP through the Skilled Worker
Eligibility – Skilled Worker outside Manitoba
Eligibility – Skilled Worker outside Manitoba
Create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile.
If you receive a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA), submit a full application to the MPNP.
Applications are thoroughly assessed by an MPNP officer.
Successful applicants are nominated by the MPNP.
Within 180 days from the date of nomination, make a separate application to the Government of Canada for permanent residence for you and your family.