6,275 total nominations across all program streams
11% increase from 2020
4,470 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
82% of Skilled Worker nominees had a job or job offer at the time of nomination
38% of Skilled Worker nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
6 Business nominations
73% decrease from 2020
$6.77 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
5,336
4,470
23
4,515
99%
International Education
505
310
4
314
99%
Skilled Worker Overseas
2,459
1,489
24
1,530
97%
Business Investor
33
6**
9
46
78%
Total
8,333
6,275
60
6,405
98%
*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.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. There were 36 applications Approved in Principle in 2021.
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
2,058
33%
99%
Working in Manitoba
2,414
38%
99%
International Education
308
5%
97%
Skilled Worker Overseas
1,489
24%
98%
Business Investor
6*
0%
78%
Total
6,275
100%
98%
*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. There were 36 applications Approved in Principle in 2021.
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
4,935
78.7%
Brandon
296
4.7%
Neepawa
187
3.0%
Steinbach
143
2.3%
Winkler
90
1.4%
Portage la Prairie
88
1.4%
Thompson
88
1.4%
Morden
72
1.1%
Selkirk
56
0.9%
Dauphin
37
0.6%
B. Business Nominees
In 2021, there were 6 Business Investor nominees from the Entrepreneur Pathway and Farm Investment Pathway. Those under the Entrepreneur Pathway were confirmed to have created a new business or acquired an existing business based on their Business Performance Agreement. Those under the Farm Pathway were directly nominated and have identified potential locations for their farming business. However, as no community received five or more BIS nominees and counts of fewer than five nominees are suppressed to protect nominee identity, Business Investor destinations are not listed here.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 106 different countries in 2021; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
3,509
62.3%
Nigeria
632
11.2%
China, People's Republic
594
10.5%
Philippines
412
7.3%
Vietnam
88
1.6%
Bangladesh
84
1.5%
Hong Kong
62
1.1%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
55
1.0%
Pakistan
55
1.0%
Morocco
49
0.9%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2011)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
427
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
843
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
477
3 Health occupations
134
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
302
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
48
6 Sales and service occupations
2,526
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
1,019
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
77
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
416
Total
6,269
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
427
A
616
B
2,486
C
1,851
D
889
Total
6,269
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
– –*
33 – Manufacturing
– –*
72 – Accommodation and food services
– –*
81 – Other services (except Public Administration)
– –*
Total
– –*
*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as "– –" to protect the identities of those nominees.
8. Locations of Business Investments
City
Investments
Crystal City
1
Lockport
1
Niverville
1
Seven Sisters Falls
1
St. Andrews, R.M.
1
St. Claude
1
Winnipeg
11
Total
17
Additional Details
9. 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
58 days
189 days
59 days
International Education
49 days
215 days
52 days
Skilled Worker Overseas
64 days
168 days
66 days
Business Investor
301 days
196 days
282 days
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
10. Expression of Interest Pool
33,238 Skilled Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) profiles submitted in 2021
10,954 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued in 2021
23,395 active EOI profiles at the end of 2021
11. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
26
0.4%
International Education
1
0.01%
Skilled Worker Overseas
143
2.3%
Total
170
2.7%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
