Manitoba Invites 451 Candidates in Latest PNP Draw

Key Highlights:

• Overview
• Invited Candidates
• Manitoba Immigration Programs

The Canadian province of Manitoba recently invited a total of 451 immigration candidates to apply for a nomination under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to gain permanent residence status.

Invited Candidates

The Manitoba Immigrant Nominee Program (MINP) issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) for provincial nomination to candidates across its three PNP streams:

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba - 350 invitations with a minimum score of 460 points
• Skilled Workers Overseas - 38 invitations with a minimum score of 713 points
• International Education- 33 invitations with no minimum score

Among all the candidates irrespective of stream, 75 of them had registered their profiles under the federal Express Entry stream.

Express Entry is the Canadian federal government’s management system for immigration applications under three streams:

• Federal Skilled Workers
• Federal Skilled Trades
• Canadian Experience Class

Candidates applying under any of these programs have to register their profile to the Express Entry system, after which they are awarded points under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.

They are then placed in the Express Entry pool, and the top-scoring candidates are chosen to apply for permanent residence status in the country.

Manitoba Immigration Programs

The province manages the immigration programs through MPNP, nominating the selected candidates to the federal government for permanent residence.

Candidates wishing to apply for a provincial nomination from Manitoba must register an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the MPNP. Then, they receive a provincial score out of 1000 points.

The Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams are targeted at skilled professionals whose skills are in demand in the province’s job market.

The candidates under the International Education stream are international students who have completed their education in the province and have the skills required by the province.