The Canadian province of Manitoba has held its latest round of invitations under Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].
On May 6, 2021, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program [MPNP] held the first draw of the month under the Expression of Interest System.
In MPNP’s EOI Draw #115, a total of 150 Canada immigration candidates received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination, through Manitoba PNP, for their Canadian permanent residence.
Of the 150 invitations issued, 14 went out to candidates that had declared “a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code”.
| An Express Entry candidate nominated under any of the PNP streams is assured of an invitation by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].
Not all IRCC Express Entry candidates receive invitations to apply for Canada PR. |
The invitations issued by the MPNP are also referred to as Letters of Advice to Apply or LAAs.
There are 3 separate categories that come under Manitoba PNP. These are –
- The Skilled Worker Stream: Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas
- The International Education Stream: Career Employment Pathway, Graduate Internship Pathway, International Student Entrepreneur Pilot
- The Business Investor Stream: Entrepreneur Pathway, Farm Investor Pathway
In the latest Manitoba PNP draw, invitations issued went out to candidates under the Manitoba immigration pathways of Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas, and International Education Stream.
| An Overview of the May 6 Manitoba PNP draw
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EOI Draw #115
Date of Draw – May 6, 2021
Total LAAs issued: 150 Express Entry candidates invited: 14
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| Category | Letters of Advice to Apply [LAAs] sent | Minimum EOI score required |
| Skilled Workers Overseas
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29
Directly invited under Strategic Recruitment Initiative. |
703
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| Skilled Workers in Manitoba | 108 | 400 |
| International Education Stream | 13 | No EOI score required. |
Here, by the EOI score is implied the score allotted to an individual following an assessment of various factors on the successful registration of an EOI with the MPNP.
| MPNP Skilled Worker Stream – Application Process
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| Skilled Worker in Manitoba | Skilled Worker Overseas | |
| STEP 1 | Submission of an EOI | Submission of an EOI |
| STEP 2 | LAA received in an MPNP draw | LAA received in an MPNP draw |
| STEP 3 | Nomination by the MPNP | Nomination by the MPNP |
An MPNP provincial nominee might be issued a Work Permit Support Letter [WPSL], allowing them to apply to IRCC for a Canada work permit.
With the latest MPNP draw, a total of 2,786 LAAs have been issued by Manitoba PNP in the 10 draws held so far in 2021.
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