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Manitoba Work Experience Pathway

The Manitoba Work Experience Pathways is one of several immigration pathways of the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream contained within the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) operated by the province of Manitoba. The Manitoba Work Experience Pathway targets foreign nationals with skilled work experience who are residing in Manitoba at the time of application.

Note: This stream is not presently open. This criteria will be in effect once updates to the MPNP online system are complete. 

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Candidates who are successfully nominated through the Manitoba Work Experience Pathway will be invited to submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence. This stream uses the MPNP Ranking System to rank interested candidates against one another. Only those candidates who have the most competitive profiles will be invited to submit an official application to the program.

Important Updates

Throughout 2018 and 2019 the province of Manitoba is implementing extensive changes to their PNP. All details and a schedule of changes are included in the MPNP Renewal section of our website. All streams will be experiencing changes, with some streams closing and new streams opening.

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 (see below) Skill Level - NOC 0, A, B, C, or D
Investment Requirement	None

Connection to Manitoba

In order to be eligible for the Manitoba Work Experience Pathway, a candidate must already be in Manitoba working for an employer on a valid work permit. The amount of Manitoba work experience needed for eligibility varies:

• Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba who are working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation.
  • Manitoba Work Experience Required: 6 months

• International graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions outside of Manitoba who are working in an MPNP In-Demand Occupation:
  • Manitoba Work Experience Required: 12 months

• TFWs and international graduates from post-secondary institutions in Manitoba who are working in an occupation not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List:
  • Manitoba Work Experience Required: 12 months

Please note that international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions located outside of Manitoba who hold a post-graduation work permit and are working in an occupation not on the MPNP In-Demand Occupation List are not eligible for this stream.

Please note that while full details about this program have not been finalized, other streams of MPNP indicate that the province does not count work experience gained while engaged in full-time study will not count towards the requirements for this stream.

 

Job Offer

Additionally, to be eligible, all candidates must have a job offer from their employer for a full-time, permanent position to continue working.

 

Language Proficiency

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

Language tests must have been taken within the two years prior to applying to the program. Regulated occupations and compulsory trades are indicated on the MPNP In-Demand Occupations List.

 

Level of Education

There is no minimum education requirement for this stream. However, candidates who can demonstrate completion of post-secondary education will be able to claim points through the MPNP Ranking System. As only those candidates with the highest ranking will be invited to apply to the program, candidates with post-secondary training will have an advantage over others in the pool.

 

Settlement Plan

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

 

Settlement Funds

All candidates for MPNP streams should be prepared to demonstrate they meet certain provincial settlement funds requirements. Manitoba requires candidates to show they have access to a minimum of $10,000 CAD plus an additional $2,000 CAD per spouse and accompanying dependant. This is the provincial requirement; when submitting a federal immigration application these requirements may vary.

Application Procedure

Please note that this stream is not presently open and accepting applications. The below application procedure is scheduled to come into effect in 2019. MPNP will be revising the Expression of Interest (EOI) system prior to the launch of this stream.

The Manitoba Work Experience Pathway will operate on an Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Candidates who meet the minimum stream requirements can register a profile using the MPNP Online portal. Once the profile has been submitted, candidates will be assigned a score and ranked against one another using the MPNP Ranking System (this ranking system may change prior to the opening of this stream). The highest ranking candidates will be issued a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) during one of the MPNP Draws.

After receiving an LAA, the candidate has 60 days to submit a complete application to MPNP. The application can be submitted online via the applicant’s MPNP Online account. If the application is approved, the applicant will be issued a provincial nomination for permanent residence from Manitoba. They will be mailed a nomination package indicating how to prepare and submit a federal application for permanent residence.

Provincial nominees have six months from the date of their nomination to submit an official application for permanent residence. They must prepare a paper-based application and submit it by mail to the appropriate application centre. Paper-based PNP applications for permanent residence are generally processed within 18 months.

MPNP Ranking System

The following system is used to assign all MPNP candidates a score after the submission of their Expression of Interest (EOI). Those candidates with the highest scores will be invited to apply to the program in one of the MPNP Draws – Issuance of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA). Please note that this ranking system is subject to change prior to the scheduled launch of this stream in 2019.

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

MPNP Recent Draws - Issuance of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA)

Below is the history of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued for all MPNP streams for Skilled Workers in Manitoba.

Date	Minimum Score	Number of LAAs Issued
September 7, 2023	595	230
August 24, 2023	612	256
August 10, 2023	605	249
July 27, 2023	614	335
July 13, 2023	604	205
June 29, 2023	613	315
June 15, 2023	602	255
June 1, 2023	607	262
May 4, 2023	699	49
April 27, 2023	616	558
April 20, 2023	615	249
April 6, 2023	615	225
March 23, 2023	612	266
March 9, 2023	675	277
February 23, 2023	615	207
February 9, 2023	720	221
January 26, 2023	726	253
December 29, 2022	750	202
December 16, 2022	771	155
December 15, 2022	600	1030
December 1, 2022	775	206
November 17, 2022	797	177
September 15, 2022	613	388
September 8, 2022	616	217
August 26, 2022	619	259
August 11, 2022	623	257
28 July 2022	633	299
14 July 2022	699	293
30 June 2022	773	186
5 May 2022	651	249
21 April 2022	707	201
7 April 2022	739	156
24 March 2022	769	102
10 March 2022	781	50
24 February 2022	612	206
10 February 2022	615	202
27 January 2022	609	212
13 January 2022	459	357
30 December, 2021	375	332
16 December, 2021	447	296
2 December, 2021	449	358
18 November, 2021	464	376
4 November, 2021	460	350
21 October, 2021	375	388
7 October, 2021	446	350
23 September 2021	401	529
2 September 2021	445	463
12 August 2021	454	238
29 July 2021	400	285
9 July 2021	445	201
18 June 2021	430	95
7 June 2021	375	95
25 May 2021	415	166
6 May 2021	400	108
26 April 2021	440	301
8 April 2021	456	208
25 March 2021	423	285
11 March 2021	459	261
26 February 2021	457	158
12 February 2021	514	240
28 January 2021	518	178
14 January 2021	461	236
30 December 2020	461	157
17 December 2020	375	329
19 November 2020	526	144
5 November 2020	461	166
22 October 2020	375	161
8 October 2020	528	152
24 September 2020	464	160
10 September 2020	475	168
27 August 2020	475	171
13 August 2020	485	197
30 July 2020	475	157
16 July 2020	430	134
2 July 2020	475	101
19 June 2020	504	111
4 June 2020	523	84
21 May 2020	485	72
7 May 2020	475	94
23 April 2020	489	93
9 April 2020	500	123
26 March 2020	496	168
12 March 2020	496	191
27 February 2020	499	161
13 February 2020	525	182
30 January 2020	548	124
17 January 2020	545	192
2 January 2020	534	122
19 December 2019	542	149
9 December 2019	522	165
21 November 2019	504	185
7 November 2019	560	133
24 October 2019	567	117
10 October 2019	567	147
27 September 2019	437	140
12 September 2019	545	254
15 August 2019	542	241
19 July 2019	539	110
5 July 2019	565	85
7 June 2019	542	121
23 May 2019	548	119
9 May 2019	569	101
25 April 2019	510	208
28 March 2019	433	262
1 March 2019	566	126
15 February 2019	574	120
31 January 2019	575	124
17 January 2019	650	200
20 December 2018	502	106
5 December 2018	375	213
8 November 2018	602	300
12 October 2018	500	318
28 September 2018	679	201
14 September 2018	721	200
17 August 2018	500	410
6 July 2018	564	104
21 June 2018	522	213
31 May 2018	485	187
11 May 2018	500	267
13 April 2018	534	316
13 March 2018	545	184
26 February 2018	489	283
31 January 2018	524	191
11 January 2018	520	119
29 December 2017	545	133
13 December 2017	375	209
23 November 2017	567	250
31 October 2017	577	351
26 September 2017	602	300
15 August 2017	585	401
11 July 2017	612	458
16 June 2017	705	180
30 May 2017	735	258
30 March 2017	657	201
16 March 2017	684	250
27 February 2017	719	200
27 January 2017	734	150
30 December 2016	702	181
29 November 2016	713	150
28 October 2016	654	150
29 September 2016	435	258
24 August 2016	592	176
29 July 2016	593	155
29 June 2016	593	173
8 June 2016	665	200
16 May 2016	722	150
6 April 2016	467	299
9 March 2016	657	175
10 February 2016	673	175
13 January 2016	692	150
17 December 2015	694	126
27 November 2015	698	125
3 November 2015	499	100
13 October 2015	506	100
25 September 2015	545	100
9 September 2015	550	125
13 August 2015	575	174
17 July 2015	670	111
25 June 2015	673	100
5 June 2015	675	126
20 May 2015	700	75

MPNP In-Demand Occupations List

Below are the occupations identified as in-demand by the province of Manitoba. This list is subject to change. Please note that French-speakers are exempt from having experience in an in-demand occupation to be eligible for MPNP.

NOC 2021 Code	TEER	NOC 2021 Title	Minimum CLB	NOC 2016 Equivalent	NOC 2016 Skill Type/Level
10010	0	Financial managers	7	0111	0
10011	0	Human resources managers	7	0112	0
10019	0	Other administrative services managers	7	0114	0
10020	0	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	7	0121	0
10021	0	Banking, credit and other investment managers	7	0122	0
10022	0	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	7	0124	0
11100	1	Financial auditors and accountants	7	1111	A
11101	1	Financial and investment analysts	5	1112	A
11102	1	Financial advisors	5	1114	A
11109	1	Other financial officers	5	1114	A
11200	1	Human resources professionals	5	1121	A
11201	1	Professional occupations in business management consulting	5	1122	A
11202	1	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	5	1123	A
12011	2	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	5	1212	B
12013	2	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations	5	1215	B
12101	2	Human resources and recruitment officers	5	1223	B
12110	2	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	5	1251	B
12200	2	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	5	1311	B
13100	3	Administrative officers	5	1221	B
13101	3	Property administrators	5	1224	B
13110	3	Administrative assistants	5	1241	B
13111	3	Legal administrative assistants	5	1242	B
13201	3	Production and transportation logistics coordinators	5	1215	B
20010	0	Engineering managers	7	0211	0
20011	0	Architecture and science managers	7	0212	0
20012	0	Computer and information systems managers	7	0213	0
21110	1	Biologists and related scientists	5	2121	A
21112	1	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	5	2123	A
21200	1	Architects	7	2151	A
21203	1	Land surveyors	7	2154	A
21210	1	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	5	2161	A
21211	1	Data scientists	5	2171	A
21220	1	Cybersecurity specialists	5	2171	A
21221	1	Business systems specialists	5	2171	A
21222	1	Information systems specialists	5	2171	A
21223	1	Database analysts and data administrators	5	2172	A
21230	1	Computer systems developers and programmers	5	2174	A
21231	1	Software engineers and designers	5	2173	A
21232	1	Software developers and programmers	5	2174	A
21233	1	Web designers	5	2175	A
21234	1	Web developers and programmers	5	2175	A
21300	1	Civil engineers	7	2131	A
21301	1	Mechanical engineers	7	2132	A
21310	1	Electrical and electronics engineers	7	2133	A
21311	1	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	7	2147	A
21321	1	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	7	2141	A
22100	2	Chemical technologists and technicians	5	2211	B
22101	2	Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	5	2212	B
22110	2	Biological technologists and technicians	5	2221	B
22111	2	Agricultural and fish products inspectors	5	2222	B
22212	2	Drafting technologists and technicians	5	2253	B
22220	2	Computer network and web technicians	5	2281	B
22221	2	User support technicians	5	2282	B
22232	2	Occupational health and safety specialists	7	0112	0
22300	2	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	5	2231	B
22301	2	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	5	2232	B
22302	2	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	5	2233	B
22303	2	Construction estimators	5	2234	B
22310	2	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	5	2241	B
22311	2	Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	5	2242	B
22313	2	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	5	2244	B
30010	0	Managers in health care	7	0311	0
31112	1	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	7	3141	A
31120	1	Pharmacists	7	3131	A
31121	1	Dietitians and nutritionists	7	3132	A
31200	1	Psychologists	7	4151	A
31202	1	Physiotherapists	7	3142	A
31203	1	Occupational therapists	7	3143	A
31303	1	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	5	3212	B
32103	2	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	7	3214	B
32104	2	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	5	3213	B
32109	2	Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	7	3142	A
32111	2	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	7	3222	B
32120	2	Medical laboratory technologists	7	3211	B
32121	2	Medical radiation technologists	5	3215	B
32124	2	Pharmacy technicians	5	3219	B
32129	2	Other medical technologists and technicians	5	3219	B
32201	2	Massage therapists	5	3236	B
33101	3	Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations	5	3212	B
33103	3	Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants	5	3219	B
40030	0	Managers in social, community and correctional services	5	0423	0
41101	1	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	7	4112	A
41300	1	Social workers	7	4152	A
41301	1	Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies	7	4151	A
41301	1	Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies	5	4153	A
41310	1	Police investigators and other investigative occupations	5	4165	A
41321	1	Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)	5	4153	A
41400	1	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	5	4161	A
41402	1	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	5	4163	A
41403	1	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	5	4164	A
41404	1	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	5	4165	A
41405	1	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	5	4166	A
41406	1	Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers	5	4167	A
41407	1	Program officers unique to government	5	4168	A
42200	2	Paralegal and related occupations	5	4211	B
42201	2	Social and community service workers	5	4212	B
42202	2	Early childhood educators and assistants	7	4214	B
42203	2	Instructors of persons with disabilities	5	4215	B
50012	0	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	5	0513	0
51120	1	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	5	5131	A
52113	2	Audio and video recording technicians	5	5225	B
52120	2	Graphic designers and illustrators	5	5241	B
52121	2	Interior designers and interior decorators	5	5242	B
53123	3	Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers	5	5243	B
54100	4	Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	5	5254	B
60010	0	Corporate sales managers	5	0601	0
60020	0	Retail and wholesale trade managers	5	0621	0
60040	0	Managers in customer and personal services	5	0651	0
62010	2	Retail sales supervisors	5	5243	B
62020	2	Food service supervisors	5	6311	B
62100	2	Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade	5	6221	B
62101	2	Retail and wholesale buyers	5	6222	B
63101	3	Real estate agents and salespersons	5	6232	B
63102	3	Financial sales representatives	5	6235	B
63200	3	Cooks	5	6322	B
63202	3	Bakers	5	6332	B
64100	4	Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers	5	5243	B
64409	4	Other customer and information services representatives	5	1123	A
70010	0	Construction managers	5	0711	0
70011	0	Home building and renovation managers	5	0712	0
70012	0	Facility operation and maintenance managers	5	0714	0
70020	0	Managers in transportation	5	0731	0
72100	2	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	5	7231	B
72101	2	Tool and die makers	5	7232	B
72102	2	Sheet metal workers	5	7233	B
72106	2	Welders and related machine operators	5	7237	B
72200	2	Electricians (except industrial and power system)	6	7241	B
72201	2	Industrial electricians	6	7242	B
72203	2	Electrical power line and cable workers	5	7244	B
72204	2	Telecommunications line and cable workers	5	7245	B
72205	2	Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians	5	7246	B
72300	2	Plumbers	5	7251	B
72310	2	Carpenters	5	7271	B
72400	2	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	5	7311	B
72401	2	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	5	7312	B
72402	2	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	6	7313	B
72404	2	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	5	7315	B
72405	2	Machine fitters	5	7316	B
72410	2	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	5	7321	B
72411	2	Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators	5	7322	B
72500	2	Crane operators	6	7371	B
72600	2	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	5	2271	B
73100	3	Concrete finishers	5	7282	B
73102	3	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers	5	7284	B
73112	3	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	5	7294	B
73113	3	Floor covering installers	5	7295	B
73310	3	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	5	7361	B
73311	3	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	5	7362	B
74202	4	Air transport ramp attendants	5	1215	B
75101	5	Material handlers	5	6221	B
75110	5	Construction trades helpers and labourers	6	7371	B
80020	0	Managers in agriculture	5	0821	0
90010	0	Manufacturing managers	5	0911	0
90011	0	Utilities managers	5	0912	0
92100	2	Power engineers and power systems operators	5	9241	B
33102	3	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	7	3413	C
94141	4	Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers	7	9462	C

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