Migration Overseas
Since 1998
The MPNP has three streams: Skilled Worker, International Education and Business Investor. It is not a sponsorship program, so a close relative in Manitoba earns EOI connection points but does not sponsor the application. Of 4,589 nominations issued from January to September 2026, 4,584 were in the Skilled Worker category and 5 in the Business Investor Stream.
The MPNP ranks Skilled Worker and International Education candidates in an Expression of Interest pool out of 1,000 points and invites the highest scorers to apply. Figures are from immigratemanitoba.com as checked on 6 November 2026.
For workers on a valid work permit whose Manitoba employer has offered a full-time, long-term job after six months of continuous full-time work with that company (one year if the worker graduated in another Canadian province). Candidates are ranked in the EOI pool.
Not a separate stream. Candidates in the Skilled Worker EOI pool who are invited directly by the MPNP under an initiative (Employer Services, Ethnocultural Communities, Francophone Community, Regional Communities, or the Temporary Public Policy) are selected in targeted draws.
For skilled workers outside Canada with a connection to Manitoba: a close relative or friend in the province, earlier Manitoba work or study, or an MPNP invitation. Applicants need at least 60 of 100 points on the Skilled Worker Overseas grid and are ranked in the EOI pool.
For international students who graduated from a designated Manitoba institution. It has three pathways: Career Employment, Graduate Internship (Mitacs) and the International Student Entrepreneur Pilot. Since 11 June 2026, Career Employment candidates with six months of Manitoba work are invited to move to Skilled Worker in Manitoba.
The Entrepreneur Pathway is for business owners or senior managers who open or buy a business in Manitoba. Expression of Interest draws for this stream are not currently being conducted, and each EOI is reviewed within four weeks.
For experienced farm owners and operators who establish a primary-production farm in rural Manitoba and live on the farm. A farm business research visit is required.
Manitoba's 2026 allocation is 8,000 nominations: 6,239 in January and 1,761 in August. The MPNP issued 4,589 nominations from January to September 2026. Changes this year: Temporary Resident Retention Pilot sectors changed on 4 February (hospitality and food services removed, skilled trades added), and inquiries moved to webforms on 2 March.
Our team can help you check which MPNP pathway fits your profile.
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