Manitoba has invited 189 candidates to apply for the provincial nomination. In 2020, Manitoba has issued 3,671 Letters to Advice to Apply (LAAs) so far. This draw was counted as the 99th draw of Manitoba. This program was started in April of 2014.
This means that the immigrants are being invited on a regular draw basis by the country. The draws by the federal and the provincial governments are being held on time, as they were delayed due to COVID-19.
This recent draw by Manitoba issued 189 invitations. These invitations were allotted to the candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.
- Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) has invited foreign skilled immigrants and international graduates. These immigrants have been invited from these three categories:
- Skilled Workers Overseas
- International Education Stream
- Skilled Workers in Manitoba
- Invitations issued so far:
After this draw, the annual number of invitations have been increased to 3,671. These invitations are also known as Letter of Advice to Apply (LAAs).
LAAs distribution:
The distribution of Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) in the immigration streams of Manitoba has been described along with the minimum Expression of Interest (EOI) score:
Skilled Workers in Manitoba:
LAAs: 160, Minimum EOI score: 464
Skilled Workers Overseas:
LAAs: 4, Minimum EOI score: 847
International Education:
LAAs: 25, Minimum score: none
- Express Entry
In the invitations issued by Manitoba, 18 of the invitations belonged to those candidates who had their profiles in the Express Entry, and they had job seeker validation code.
The federal Express Entry system is the main application portal that is managed by the federal government. This Express Entry system comprises of the three primary and economic immigration streams of Canada. This system upholds the applications of the top 3 immigration categories of Canada. The categories included in the federal Express Entry System are:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The candidates who enter this application pool are assessed on the human capital characteristics, also they are given points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The candidates are given points on their age, education, skilled work experience, education, and language proficiency in English or French. The candidates who acquire the highest scores, they are issued the Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence. The candidates who receive a provincial nomination, they are allotted with supplementary 600 points, as this ensures their ITA.
IRCC conducts these draws regularly, and the candidates are called to apply for Canadian permanent residence after these draws.
- Manitoba’s EOI system
Do you want to immigrate to Manitoba? If yes, then you will have to register an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). If your application becomes successful, then you will receive an invitation. We can help you in filing your application for Manitoba’s immigration. In Manitoba’s EOI system, the candidates are ranked out of 1,000 points on their characteristics. The assessments grid includes the factors of age, qualification, education, skilled work experience, language proficiency, and their connections in Manitoba.
- Manitoba immigration streams
The Skilled Workers Overseas and Skilled Workers in Manitoba categories are bounded for skilled workers. These categories allow the province to nominate the workers, and fill the labour shortages in Manitoba. If you are intending to apply for one of the streams, then it is mandatory for you to demonstrate any connection or ties in the province. The relations to prove could be family ties or friends in the province. If it is not possible for you, then you have to receive an invitation from the MPNP’s Strategic Recruitment Initiatives. The successful candidates are required to obtain a full-time permanent job offer from a valid employer in Manitoba.