Immigration to Canada under Manitoba PNP

In Canada, federal and provincial governments distribute task for immigration. All immigration issues engage a federal process but provinces are permitted to create programs to “nominate” immigrants consistent with their own selection criteria; these are called provincial nominee programs. Each province and territory in Canada with the exclusion of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have provincial nominee programs (PNP). Provincial nominees are processed on a priority basis and usually obtain permanent residency in 12-24 months, which is quicker than most federal immigration programs.

The first and most victorious provincial nominee program recognized in Canada is offered by the province of Manitoba. Although Manitoba has a comparatively small population, it has the uppermost rate of immigration in Canada and definitely the largest share of provincial nominees. Manitoba immigrants themselves are too more booming – having the highest rate of employment among immigrants in Canada, with the City of Winnipeg having the narrowest gap in employment rates between very new immigrants and Canadian-born residents. The Philippines has long been the peak source country for Manitoba immigration and just newly became the man source country for Canadian immigration.

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) has quite a few streams: international students, family support, general stream, employer direct, strategic initiatives, and business.

Recent changes to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program include the removal of work-related restrictions for regulated professionals, meaning that expert whose professions are governed by a licensing/accreditation body can now apply under MPNP previous to credentials recognition. Stricter rules are now prepared regarding proof of language skills. The pre-approval procedure of the Employer Direct program, under which Manitoba employers could get authorization to hire foreign workers, was just suspended until further notice, though work permit holders in Manitoba can still apply for permanent residency by means of Employer Direct upon ending of six months work experience and receiving of a permanent full time job offer. The Community Support stream has also been removed though the province continues to work with ethno cultural groups, including in the Strategic Initiatives stream.