Manitoba Work Experience Pathway

This is one of the several immigration streams of PNP operated by the province of Manitoba. It targets foreign nationals with skilled work experience residing in Manitoba at the time of application.
Candidates successfully nominated through this stream get invited to submit an official application for Canadian PR. MPNP Ranking System is used to rank the interested candidates, and the ones with the most competitive profiles get invited to submit an official application.

Program Requirements
Requirement
Express Entry Profile	No
Connection to Province	Work Experience
Job Offer	Yes
Language Proficiency	CLB 7 for Regulated Occupations CLB 6 for Compulsory Trades CLB 5 for all other NOC 0, A, or B CLB 4 for NOC C or D
Level of Education	No Minimum
Work Experience	6 months or 1 year Skill Level - NOC 0, A, B, C, or D
Investment Requirement	None

Connection to Manitoba

To be eligible for this stream, the candidate must already be in Manitoba and must be working on a valid work permit. Here’s the amount of work experience needed for eligibility:

- For Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation, the Manitoba work experience required is at least 6 months.

- For international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions outside of Manitoba working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation, Manitoba work experience required is at least 12 months.

- For TFWs and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba working in an occupation not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List, Manitoba work experience required is at least 12 months.

It should be noted that the international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions located outside of Manitoba holding a post-graduation work permit and currently working in an occupation not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List are ineligible to apply for this stream.

Note that the province does not count work experience gained while engaged in full-time study.

Job Offer

In addition to the above, in order to be eligible to apply for this stream, the candidate must have a job offer from their employer for a full-time, permanent position to continue working.

Language Proficiency

For this stream, 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

The language tests must have been taken within the 2 years prior to applying to the program.

Level of Education

No minimum education is required for this stream; however, the candidates demonstrating completion of post-secondary education can claim points through the MPNP Ranking System, and will therefore have an advantage over others in the pool.

Settlement Plan

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

Settlement Funds

The candidates should demonstrate that they meet the provincial settlement funds requirements in order to apply. Manitoba requires the candidates to show they have access to a minimum of $10,000 CAD plus an additional $2,000 CAD per spouse and accompanying dependant. It should be noted that this is the requirement of the province (Manitoba). The requirements may vary when submitting a federal immigration application.

Application Procedure

This stream operates on the system of Expression of Interest (EOI). Candidates meeting the minimum stream requirements may register a profile via the MPNP Online portal. Once the profile is submitted, the candidates are assigned a score and ranked using the MPNP Ranking System. The candidates will the highest ranks are issued a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) during one of the MPNP Draws.

Once the LLA is received, the candidate gets 60 days to submit their completed application to MPNP. It can be submitted online via the applicant’s MPNP Online account. If approved, the applicant is issued a provincial nomination for PR from Manitoba. The candidate is mailed a nomination package indicating how to prepare and submit a federal application for PR.

Provincial nominees get 6 months (from the date of nomination) to submit their official application for PR. A paper-based application must be prepared and submitted by mail to the appropriate application centre. Such PR applications generally take 18 months to be processed.

MPNP Ranking System

This system is used to assign all the MPNP candidates a score once they have submitted their Expression of Interest (EOI). The candidates with the highest scores are invited to apply to the program.

Overview of Factors
Factor	Maximum Points
Language Proficiency	125
Age	75
Work Experience	175
Education	125
Adaptability	500
Risk Assessment	-200
Total	1000

Language
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
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
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
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
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
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