The April 10 draws were targeted at specific occupations.
In a tech draw, 46 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates in tech occupations with a minimum score of 116 points.
A further nine invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates scoring at least 90 points in a draw targeting childcare workers.
Construction workers received 13 invitations with a minimum score of 95 points.
A draw targeted at healthcare workers saw 19 invitations issued to skilled workers and international graduates, with a minimum score of 95 points.
Lastly, veterinary care workers received ‘less than five’ invitations with a minimum score of 85 points. The total was listed as ‘less than five’ to protect the identity of those invited.
Manitoba stated that 81 of the 363 candidates invited had valid Express Entry IDs and job seeker validation codes.
For detailed requirements of all the streams featured in this draw, please see below.
In a further draw in late March, Manitoba invited 179 candidates through its pathway aimed at Ukrainians wishing to flee the war with Russia.
These were Manitoba’s last invitations under the special measures for Ukrainians, which expired on March 31.
Candidates needed to meet the following requirements:
Be a citizen of Ukraine;
Have a minimum of CLB 4 in each language band;
Have established connection to Manitoba (close relative, family-like, community, previous employment or studies in Manitoba);
Have a valid language test;
Score at least 60 points according to MPNP assessment criteria; and
Satisfy all other requirements of the Skilled Worker Overseas Pathway, including sufficient settlement funds.
Latest Manitoba Draw
Stream
Sub-Stream
Letters of Advice to Apply
Score of Lowest Ranked Candidate
Skilled Workers in Manitoba
Occupation-specific
276
–
Skilled Workers Overseas
Strategic Recruitment Initiative
87
691
Manitoba Ukraine Pathway Draw
Stream
Sub-Stream
Letters of Advice to Apply
Score of Lowest Ranked Candidate
Skilled Worker Overseas Pathway
Ukraine
179
60
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How Do I Qualify For The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream?
The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream (SWM) is based on the specific needs of Manitoba employers. SWM selects foreign-trained workers with the required skills and nominates them for Canada permanent residence. The stream prioritizes candidates with a strong attachment to Manitoba, with two pathways to Manitoba immigration.
a) Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
For applicants currently working in Manitoba on temporary work permits, through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or as international graduates from any province. Candidates do not need to be working in In-Demand Occupations.
b) Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
For applicants from overseas with job offers from approved Manitoba employers.
How Do I Qualify For The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream?
The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream (SWO) includes both a dedicated Canada Express Entry Pathway and a direct provincial pathway.
It is aimed at international skilled workers with skills and training in Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Priority is given to applicants and spouses with close family connections, plus the language proficiency, training and experience to find jobs quickly.
a) Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
For international candidates eligible under another MPNP stream, who also meet Express Entry criteria and have an active Express Entry profile. Candidates need skills, training and experience in one of Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations, and a strong family connection to the province.
b) Human Capital Pathway
For international skilled workers with skills, training and experience in one of Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Candidates must demonstrate potential to find employment soon after they arrive in Manitoba.
What Are The Requirements For the International Education Stream?
The International Education Stream (IES) is dedicated to international graduates from Manitoba colleges and universities. Under IES, candidates are no longer required to work for six months in their field before applying for an MPNP nomination. It has three pathways:
1) Career Employment Pathway
Eligibility requirements include:
Completed a one-year or longer course from an eligible post-secondary Manitoba institution within three years of submission of application.
Have a full-time job offer in a Manitoba In-Demand occupation related to the completed degree
Resident of Manitoba
2) Graduate Internship Pathway
Masters and Doctoral degree holders who have completed Mitacs Accelerate or Elevate internships can apply for nomination through internships even without a job offer in the province.
3) Student Entrepreneur Pathway
Eligibility requirements include:
Completed a two-year or longer course from an eligible post-secondary Manitoba institution
Six months business operation experience in Manitoba
Resident of Manitoba since graduation.
No specific minimum personal net worth requirement
Private colleges in Manitoba say Canada’s cap on study permits will cost them all of their international students.
They say the province is being unfairly targeted in the wake of Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s cap on applications.
“It’s unfortunate that this situation got to the point where the Government of Canada felt it necessary to use a blunt instrument across the entire country,” Mark Frison, president and CEO of Assiniboine Community College, reportedly told CBC News.
“Certainly, the challenges that we see and saw in places like Ontario have been complicated and I know really required the government of Canada to intervene. But things were working very well here.”
Manitoba has yet to release the final numbers of how many international students will be allowed to attend each college and university in the province this year.
Ottawa’s limits on study permits is projected to reduce the number of study permits to Ontario by 41 per cent, to British Columbia by 18 per cent and to Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan by 10 per cent.
The president of Assiniboine Community College believes Manitoba is going to prioritize the distribution of its study permits to public colleges and universities.
“They’ve … given us some permits in order to keep things going so that we’re prepared in the fall,” he reportedly said. “[With] this latest announcement …there’ll be an opportunity for them to look at how they finalize those allocations.”
But some private institutions say they’re poised to lose all their international students because of the cap.
At the Heartland International English School, just under a third of all students are foreign nationals but the private language school with locations in Winnipeg and Mississauga hasn’t been allotted any attestation letters, a requirement for foreign nationals to apply for study permits there.
“The federal government’s rationale that [international students are] impacting housing and the labour force really doesn’t apply to language programs,” Gary Gervais, the school’s president, has reportedly said.
“Many of our students stay in home-stays and don’t create stress on housing and also, they’re not allowed to work. So it doesn’t create any labour issues.”
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Under new regulations, new post-secondary international students at the college or undergraduate level must now submit a provincial attestation letter with a corresponding letter of acceptance from a post-secondary institution when applying for an international study permit.
Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller slapped a cap of 606,250 study permit applications for the coming year for new international students earlier this year in an attempt to reduce the number of temporary residents in the country as Ottawa faces criticism over a lack of affordable housing.
The Globe and Mail reported that cap on study permit applications would likely mean a drop of 35 per cent study permits compared to last year but the actual drop is now expected to be much higher, closer to 40 per cent.
Many International Students Exempt From Study Permit Application Cap
Seven categories of international students, however, are exempt from the cap on study permit applications.
“As stipulated in these Instructions, certain categories of study permit applications are excluded from the conditions set out in these Instructions and the associated application cap established by these Instructions.”
Exempt from this new cap on international study permits are those international students who already have study permits and are seeking to renew them and the family member of a temporary resident who already has either a work or study permit.
Also exempt from the cap on study permits are:
members of the armed forces of a country under the Visiting Forces Act, including a person who has been designated as a civilian component of those armed forces;
officers of a foreign governments sent, under exchange agreements between Canada and one or more countries, to take up duties with a federal or provincial agency;
participants in sports activities or events, in Canada, either as an individual participant or as a member of a foreign-based team or Canadian amateur team;
employees of foreign news companies reporting on events in Canada;
people responsible for assisting congregations or groups in the achievement of their spiritual goals and whose main duties are to preach doctrine, perform functions related to gatherings of their congregations or groups or provide spiritual counselling.
Throughout Canada, colleges and universities have expressed concern over the cap on study permit applications, saying it sends the wrong signal to international students.
President and CEO of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Larissa Bezo said in a webinar organised by The PIE and Student VIP that the cap on study permits is not the way her organizations would have chosen to proceed to address the housing issue.
The CBIE issued a statement in January expressing concern the cap on the number of international students might have serious unintended consequences.
“This hasty one-size-fits-all solution may jeopardize the benefits of international education that many communities across the country experience and rapidly unravel a strong global Canadian education brand that has taken years to build,” notes the CBIE on its website.
