The Manitoba Land Skilled Class is an employer-driven class immigration program based on the needs of local employers. The MPNP selects internationally educated and experienced workers with the skills needed in the local job market and nominates them for a Canada permanent residence visa that will enable them to settle and work in Manitoba.

This category is for applicants who have continued employment and appropriate skills, education and training, work experience and proficiency in an official language and who are connected to the province through continued employment in Manitoba and are therefore eligible to apply to Manitoba Provincial nomination. Applicants include temporary foreign workers in Manitoba, graduates studying in Manitoba and graduates studying in other Canadian provinces and territories.

Continuing employment in Manitoba is when a Manitoba company has completed work as a temporary foreign worker or international student. , full-time positions are available after at least six (consecutive) full-time positions.

This category does not have to meet Manitoba eligibility criteria, only pass and fail.

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Temporary Foreign Worker Application Requirements

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• Applicants holding a valid work permit must have worked full-time for a Manitoba employer for at least six months, and applicants who are graduates from other Canadian provinces must have worked full-time for a Manitoba employer for at least one year;
  
• hold a long-term job offer from the employer;
  
• Possess all qualifications required for the job position, including training/education and required licenses or certifications;
  
• Possess English or French proficiency to meet the requirements of the job position;
  
• The applicant has a more established continuum through employment with Manitoba than in other provinces;
  
• Indicate in the settlement plan that the applicant intends to live, work and build a work and family life in Manitoba as a permanent resident.
  

Note: Persons working in Manitoba exempted from work visas cannot apply for this category (e.g. religious personnel); skilled workers applying on the basis of continuing employment in Manitoba must still provide documentation of settlement funds in their own name, but MPNP The applicant’s current income will be considered, so the $10,000 settling fund for general advice may not be required.

International Student Application Requirements

• The applicant has received authorized education or training (other than language courses) at a public or registered private vocational or post-secondary institution in Manitoba;
  
• The applicant’s coursework in Manitoba is a full-time academic/vocational course of at least one year;
  
• The applicant has completed their studies and obtained a diploma, degree or certificate;
  
• Hold a valid graduate work visa and have worked for a Manitoba employer with a long-term job offer for at least six consecutive months
  
• Applicants have stronger ties to Manitoba through employment than in other provinces;
  
• Demonstrate in the settlement plan that the applicant intends to live, work and build a work and family life in Manitoba as a permanent resident;
  
• Possess English or French proficiency to meet the job position requirements (C or D jobs require at least CLB 4 proficiency in English or French).
  

New Deal for the Domestic Category of Skilled Immigrants in Manitoba

Under the new policy, skilled immigrants in Manitoba (SWM) can be divided into the following two categories:

• Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
  
• Employer Recruitment Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
  

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program SWM Manitoba Experience Category

This category is applicable to applicants who are currently working in Manitoba on a temporary work permit, including temporary foreign workers, international students who have graduated from other Canadian provinces, or Manitoba graduates whose jobs are not on the Manitoba Shortage Occupation List.

Application Requirements

1. Manitoba Work Experience:
   • The temporary foreign worker has been in Manitoba for at least 6 months in a job on the Manitoba Shortage Occupation List;
   • International students who graduated from Manitoba must work in Manitoba for at least 6 months on the Manitoba Demand Occupation List, and the work does not need to be related to the major they are studying;
   • International students who graduated from other provinces in Canada need to work in Manitoba for at least 12 months on the Manitoba shortage occupation list, and the occupation does not need to be related to the major;
   • The temporary foreign worker has been employed in Manitoba for at least 12 months in a job that is not on the Manitoba Shortage Occupation List;
   • Manitoba graduates who have worked in Manitoba for at least 12 months in a job that is not on the Manitoba Demand Occupation List;
     
2. Additional work requirements:
   • The applicant must be living or working in Manitoba at the time of submitting the application; Applicants need to hold a long-term full-time job offer that meets Manitoba’s work and salary standards; The applicant’s working conditions are consistent with those of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and; The applicant’s employment must not be home-based, part-time, temporary, seasonal or commission-based;
   • Applicants need to hold a long-term full-time job offer that meets Manitoba’s work and salary standards;
   • The applicant’s working conditions are consistent with those of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and;
   • The applicant’s employment must not be home-based, part-time, temporary, seasonal or commission-based;
     
3. Language skill level:
   • A regulated occupation with at least CLB/NCLC 7;
   • Compulsory certification industry at least reach CLB/NCLC 6;
   • A regulated occupation with at least CLB/NCLC 7;
   • Language skill level: A regulated occupation with at least CLB/NCLC 7; Compulsory certification industry at least reach CLB/NCLC 6; A minimum of CLB/NCLC 5 in all other NOC 0, A, B occupations; A minimum of CLB/NCLC 4 for a semi-skilled worker (NOC category C or D) occupation;
     
4. Adaptability: Applicants need to demonstrate the ability and willingness to live in Manitoba.
   

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program SWM Employer Recruitment Category

This category is for applicants who have been interviewed by the MPNP and qualified employers outside of Canada and have received an invitation from the MPNP.

Application Requirements

1. Work experience:
   • The applicant has at least 2 years of relevant work experience in the recruiting occupation in the past 5 years, or other relevant work experience recognized by the employer, or;
   • More than 2 years of relevant work experience recognized by the employer;
     
2. Additional job requirements/job offer requirements:
   • Applicants need to hold a long-term full-time job offer that meets Manitoba’s work and salary standards;
   • The employer has a registered business enterprise in Manitoba and has been operating for at least three years;
   • The applicant’s working conditions are consistent with those of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and;
   • The applicant’s employment must not be home-based, part-time, temporary, seasonal or commission-based;
     
3. Language skill level:
   • A regulated occupation with at least CLB/NCLC 7;
   • Compulsory certification industry at least reach CLB/NCLC 6;
   • A regulated occupation with at least CLB/NCLC 7;
   • Semi-skilled workers (NOC C or D) occupations where the employer has committed to provide working language training at least CLB/NCLC 4;
     
4. Adaptability: Applicants need to demonstrate the ability and willingness to live in Manitoba;
   
5. Age: 21-45 years old;
   
6. Education:
   • Applicants must have post-secondary or training experience relevant to the recruiting occupation or recognized by the employer;
   • The applicant is in an occupation requiring licensure or certification and must apply to a regulatory body for a qualification or skills assessment, or pass an examination by a regulatory body;
   • If the applicant is in a NOC C or D occupation, the MPNP may not require the applicant to have post-secondary experience, provided that the applicant has the vocational training required by the employer or NOC description.
     
7. Employer Qualifications: Employers must meet strategic recruiting qualifications.