Each year, some 15,000 people from across the world move to Manitoba, finding in this Canadian province new jobs and careers, friendly communities, and affordable family living.
Manitoba has been welcoming immigrants for well over a century. Manitoba is a place where people of many cultures live together in harmony. There are over 200 languages spoken throughout the province.
Newcomers choose Manitoba for many reasons:
- Manitoba is a land of natural beauty, with clean, safe and friendly cities and towns that offer a relaxed and enriching lifestyle for you and your family.
- Manitoba has one of Canada's strongest and most diversified economies, with a low of cost of living and plenty of opportunities for quality careers, for education or to start a business.
- Manitoba is affordable. For example, in Winnipeg, housing costs $189,000 less than the Canadian median, and the average monthly apartment rental cost is $1,030.
- Manitoba is known for the high quality of our free public health care and school systems.