Manitoba Immigration: Issues 249 ITAs To Applicants With EOI Profiles

21 Jan 2020

Skilled workers both in the province of Manitoba and abroad, as well as global student graduates, were invited to apply for a Manitoba provincial nomination for Canada PR in a recent draw held on January 17.

The Manitoba PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) issued a sum of 249 Letters of Advice to Apply (L.A.As) to applicants in the below 3 streams and Invitations to apply were allocated as follows:

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream: 192 ITAs
• Skilled Workers Overseas Stream: 34 ITAs
• International Education Stream: 23 ITAs

It is Manitoba province’s 81st draw since the program started in April 2014.

ITAs to Express Entry Applicants

In the total 249 ITAs issued in Manitoba province’s latest draw, 22 given to candidates in the Express Entry pool.

The Express Entry system controls the Applicants pool for three Economic-Class immigration:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Canadian Experience Class
• Federal Skilled Trades Program

Express Entry applicants are assigned with a score that depends on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) that estimates human capital factors such as work experience, age, education, and language proficiency. The best scoring applicants are invited to apply for Canada PR through regular draws from the pool of Express Entry.

To be counted for a provincial nomination of Manitoba, Express Entry aspirants must have suitable skilled work experience in one of the listed in-demand occupations, among other conditions. They also need to submit a separate EOI to the MPNP.

Expression of Interest

In order to get an invitation for a Manitoba provincial nomination under both the streams of Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas, applicants need to enroll an Expression of Interest popularly known as E.O.I with the Manitoba's PNP.

An EOI is an online profile and it is ranked for 1,000 score points. Points are granted for a candidate’s educational background, skilled work experience, links to Manitoba province and proficiency in French and/or English among other factors.

In the most recent draw, the weakest ranked candidate invited beneath the Skilled Workers in Manitoba category had a score of 545 points.

The weakest-ranked candidate invited below the Skilled Workers Overseas category had a score of 708 points.

Skilled Workers Overseas and Skilled Workers in Manitoba Streams

The M.P.N.P’s Skilled Workers Overseas Category permits Manitoba provincial immigration to select and nominate skilled immigrant workers who can help to promote Manitoba’s labor market. The 34 applicants invited by the Skilled Workers Overseas Category were invited directly by the Manitoba PNP beneath the Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

Applicants invited by the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream must be working in Manitoba and also need to have a full-time job offer which is a permanent offer from their employer, among other conditions.

Manitoba International Education Stream

Graduates from Manitoba with in-demand abilities may be invited below the Stream of International Education. This stream comprises 3 sub-categories:

• Graduate Internship Pathway;
• Student Entrepreneur Pathway; and
• Career Employment Pathway.

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