5,657 total nominations across all program streams
17% increase from 2019
5,635 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
4,805 (85%) of Skilled Worker nominees had a job or job offer at the time of nomination
2,946 (61%) of Skilled Worker nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
22 Business nominations
57% increase from 2019
$26.7 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
28 jobs created/maintained in Manitoba
Stream
Applications Received
Nominations
Refusals
Total Processed*
Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
3,802
4,490
82
4,612
98%
Skilled Worker Overseas
519
1,145
338
1,496
77%
Business Investor
50
22**
12
46
92%
Total
4,371
5,657
432
6,154
92%
*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.
**Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
2. Nominations by Connection to Manitoba
Connection
Nominations
% of Total
Approval Rate
Manitoba Graduate
2,475
44%
99%
Employment in Manitoba
1,597
28%
96%
Skilled Worker Overseas
1,145
20%
77%
International Education
418
7%
96%
Business Investor
22*
0.4%
92%
Total
4,830
100%
92%
*Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
Provincial Nominee Details
3. Intended Destination in Manitoba
A. Skilled Worker Nominees
Intended Destination
Nominations
% of Nominees
Winnipeg
4,483
79.6%
Brandon
265
4.7%
Neepawa
115
2.0%
Steinbach
108
1.9%
Morden
86
1.5%
Thompson
70
1.2%
Selkirk
49
0.9%
Winkler
48
0.9%
Portage la Prairie
47
0.8%
Landmark
41
0.7%
B. Business Nominees
In 2020, 22 Business Investor nominees created a new business or acquired an existing business in a community outside of Winnipeg. However, as no community outside of Winnipeg received five or more BIS nominees and counts of fewer than five nominees are suppressed to protect nominee identity, Business Investor rural destinations are not listed here.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 113 different countries in 2018; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
2,584
45.9%
China, People’s Republic
869
15.4%
Nigeria
405
7.2%
The Philippines
337
6.0%
Brazil
138
2.4%
Vietnam
113
2.0%
Bangladesh
95
1.7%
Colombia
84
1.5%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
79
1.4%
Pakistan
68
1.2%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2016)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
429
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
885
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
505
3 Health occupations
97
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
236
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
64
6 Sales and service occupations
2,292
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
778
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
88
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
261
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
429
A
601
B
2,583
C
1,396
D
626
Business Nominee Details
7. Business Nominations by Sector (NAICS)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Sector
Nominations
11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
10
31–33 – Manufacturing
– –*
44–45 – Retail trade
– –*
54 – Professional, scientific and technical services
– –*
72 – Accommodation and food services
7
Total
22
*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 assesses complete applications within 6 months. Applications which are not complete or with Expressions of Interest discrepancies may exceed this processing standard.
Overall Average
Stream
Approved Applications
Refused Applications
Overall Average
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
81 days
185 days
83 days
Skilled Worker Overseas
165 days
327 days
202 days
Business Investor
196 days
219 days
205 days
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
9. Expression of Interest Pool
41,080 Skilled Worker EOI profiles submitted in 2020
12,717 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in 2020
21,859 active EOI profiles at the end of 2020
10. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
50
0.9%
Skilled Worker Overseas
73
1.3%
Business Investor
0
0%
Total
123
2.2%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
