To apply to the Skilled Worker in Manitoba (SWM) Pathway, you must demonstrate ongoing Manitoba employment as your established connection to Manitoba. Ongoing Manitoba employment means that you possess a valid work permit and
- a Manitoba company has offered you a full-time, long-term job after you have completed six months or more of continuous full-time employment with that company, or
- if you graduated from a post-secondary program in another Canadian province/territory, a Manitoba company has offered you a full-time, long-term job after you have completed at least one year or more of continuous full-time employment with that company
Any periods of self-employment, unauthorized work, or periods of employment during which you were engaged in full-time study (e.g., work experience gained on a co-op permit) will not be included when calculating the period of qualifying work experience in Manitoba.
Self-employed individuals, business owners, owner-operators, individuals providing services as independent contractors to the business supporting their application, and people exempt from requiring a work permit to work in Manitoba are not eligible to apply under SWM. Any work experience in Manitoba gained in those capacities will not be considered when calculating the qualifying period of work in the province.
Conditions of employment
- Your employer must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the MPNP that they are an established business with an ability to offer you full-time and long-term employment in Manitoba.
- Your employer must be incorporated or registered by or under an act of the legislature of a province or the Parliament of Canada and operating as a business that has an established production capability, plant or place of business in Manitoba.
- You must have all qualifications for the position, including training/education and any required licence or certification.
- You must demonstrate sufficient official language proficiency to fulfill the duties of your job description and economically establish in Manitoba.
- Your connection to Manitoba through employment must be stronger than ties you may have to another province.
- You must demonstrate in a Settlement Plan your intention and plan to live, work and establish in Manitoba as a permanent resident.
Who cannot apply to the MPNP?
The following are not eligible to submit an application to the MPNP:
- Refugee claimants, or individuals involved in a federal appeal or removal process
- Live-in Caregivers currently living in Canada
- Temporary foreign workers currently working and residing in a province other than Manitoba
- Spouses of Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- Individuals who have been refused by the MPNP within the last six months and who are not able to address the reason(s) for refusal
- Individuals who have an active immigration application with any other provincial immigration program or federal immigration program in Canada. Note: an Express Entry profile is not considered an immigration application.
If you or your spouse already have an active MPNP application, you are not eligible to submit an additional application to any other stream/pathway of the MPNP.