5,008 total nominations across all program streams
8.4% increase from 2016
54.2% with labour market attachment at time of nomination
Increase of 797 job offers (12.7% increase of nominations)
1,292 Manitoba graduates nominated
268 Business nominations
14% increase from 2016
The most nominations since 2010
Stream
Applications Received
Nominations
Refusals
Total Processed
Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
2,817
2,351
54
2,405
98%
Skilled Worker Overseas
720
2,389
1,081
3,470
69%
Business
398
268
116
384
70%
Total
3,935
5,008
1,251
6,259
80%
2. Nominations by Connection to Manitoba
Connection
Nominations
% of Total
Approval Rate
Manitoba Graduate
1,292
25.8%
98%
Employment in Manitoba
1,059
21.1%
97%
Close Family
1,340
26.8%
67%
Family-Like
250
5.0%
40%
Invitation to Apply to MPNP
725
14.5%
96%
Previous Manitoba Employment or Education
72
1.4%
96%
Business
268
5.4%
70%
Other*
– –**
– –**
– –**
Total
5,008
100%
80%
*Includes individuals affected by changes in federal policy, such as the maximum age of accompanying dependants.
**Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as "– –" to protect the identities of those nominees.
Provincial Nominee Details
3. Intended Destination in Manitoba
A. Skilled Worker Nominees
Intended Destination
Nominations
% of Nominees
Winnipeg
3,596
75.9%
Neepawa
234
4.9%
Morden
171
3.6%
Brandon
167
3.5%
Thompson
79
1.7%
Winkler
76
1.6%
Steinbach
47
1.0%
Landmark
38
0.8%
Russell
31
0.7%
Portage la Prairie
30
0.6%
B. Business Nominees
Due to differences in data collection between MPNP for Business and MPNP for Skilled Workers, Business nominee intended destination is not available.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 107 different countries in 2017; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
1,550
31.0%
The Philippines
854
17.1%
China, People's Republic
686
13.7%
Nigeria
326
6.5%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
179
3.6%
Ukraine
139
2.8%
Brazil
139
2.8%
Pakistan
107
2.1%
Israel
97
1.9%
Iran
58
1.2%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2011)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
729
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
767
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
541
3 Health occupations
243
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
336
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
56
6 Sales and service occupations
1356
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
459
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
86
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
431
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
729
A
837
B
1,552
C
1,484
D
402
Total
5,004
Business Nominee Details
7. Business Nominations by Sector (NAICS)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Sector
Nominations
44–45 – Retail trade
58
54 – Professional, scientific and technical services
49
31–33 – Manufacturing
27
72 – Accommodation and food services
25
23 – Construction
19
41 – Wholesale trade
17
56 – Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
15
11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
12
61 – Educational services
10
81 – Other services (except public administration)
10
48-49 – Transportation and warehousing
6
53 – Real estate and rental and leasing
6
22 – Utilities
– –*
51 – Information and cultural industries
– –*
62 – Health care and social assistance
– –*
52 – Finance and insurance
– –*
71 – Arts, entertainment and recreation
– –*
21 – Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
– –*
Unknown/Blank
– –*
*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as "– –" to protect the identities of those nominees.
Additional Details
8. Processing Times
The MPNP implemented a backlog reduction strategy in 2017. The backlog included applications received before the Expression of Interest (EOI) system was put into place as well as more recently submitted applications that exceeded a 6-month processing time. The table below includes applications from the backlog as well as applications received after the EOI system was introduced.
Stream
Average Processing Time
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
4.2 months
Skilled Worker Overseas
7.8 months
Business
5.5 months
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
9. Expression of Interest Pool
19,774 Skilled Worker EOI profiles submitted in 2017
4,044 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in 2017
15,957 active EOI profiles at the end of 2017
10. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
48
2.04%
Skilled Worker Overseas
104
4.35%
Business
0
0%
Total
152
3.04%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
