This program comprises three distinct immigration streams aimed at attracting foreign nationals with prior work experience or a job offer in Manitoba.
The Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream includes the following pathways:
Ineligible Applicants for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
The following individuals cannot apply for the MPNP:
Refugee claimants or those involved in federal appeal or removal immigration proceedings.
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- Live-in caregivers in Canada.
- Temporary foreign workers in other provinces.
- Spouses of Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- Recent MPNP refusal applicants who can’t address previous refusal reasons.
- Those with active immigration applications in other programs.
- Individuals with an active MPNP application cannot submit additional applications to other MPNP streams.
MPNP Ranking System
Factor to be considered
| Factor |
Maximum Points |
| Language Proficiency |
125 |
| Age |
75 |
| Work Experience |
175 |
| Education |
125 |
| Adaptability |
500 |
| Risk Assessment |
-200 |
| Total |
1000 |
| Language Proficiency |
Ranking Points |
| First Official Language |
| CLB 8 or higher |
25 per band |
| CLB 7 |
22 per band |
| CLB 6 |
20 per band |
| CLB 5 |
17 per band |
| CLB 4 |
12 per band |
| CLB 3 or lower |
0 |
| Second Official Language |
| CLB 5 or higher (overall) |
25 |
| Maximum Points |
125 |
| Age |
Ranking Points |
| 18 |
20 |
| 19 |
30 |
| 20 |
40 |
| 21 to 45 |
75 |
| 46 |
40 |
| 47 |
30 |
| 48 |
20 |
| 49 |
10 |
| 50 or older |
0 |
| Maximum Points |
75 |
| Work Experience |
Ranking Points |
| less than one year |
0 |
| one year |
40 |
| two years |
50 |
| three years |
60 |
| four years or more |
75 |
| Fully recognized by provincial licensing body |
100 |
| Maximum Points |
175 |
| Education |
Ranking Points |
| Master’s degree or Doctorate |
125 |
| Two post-secondary programs of at least two years each |
115 |
| One post-secondary program of three years or more |
110 |
| One post-secondary program of two years |
100 |
| One-year post-secondary program |
70 |
| Trade Certificate |
70 |
| No formal post-secondary education |
0 |
| Maximum Points |
125 |
| Adaptability |
Ranking Points |
| Connection to Manitoba |
| Close relative in Manitoba |
200 |
| Previous authorized work experience in Manitoba (six months or more) |
100 |
| Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (two years or more) |
100 |
| Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (one year) |
50 |
| Close friend or distant relative in Manitoba |
50 |
| Manitoba Demand |
| Ongoing employment in Manitoba for six months or more with long-term job offer from the same employer |
500 |
| Invitation to Apply under a Strategic Initiative |
500 |
| Regional Development |
| Immigration destination in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg |
50 |
| Maximum Points |
500 |
| Risk Factor |
Ranking Points |
| Close relative in another province and no close relative in Manitoba |
0 |
| Work experience in another province |
-100 |
| Studies in another province |
-100 |
| Previous immigration application to another province |
0 |
| Maximum Points |
-200 |
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