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Settlement Plan replacing Manitoba Affidavit of Support form

July 1, 2012

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is replacing the mail-in Manitoba Affidavit of Support (MAS) form with the Settlement Plan, which has been used with online applications since July 2011.

This new, two-part form helps potential immigrants plan how they will settle and find employment before they arrive in Manitoba. It is also a simpler way for applicants to demonstrate they have the support of family or friends in Manitoba.

Applications using the MAS form will continue to be accepted until October 1, 2012.

MPNP Annual Report 2023

December 19, 2024

1. Nominations by Stream

7,348 total nominations across all program streams
- 15% increase from 2022
7,331 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
- 86% of Skilled Worker nominees had a job or job offer at the time of nomination
- 32% of Skilled Worker nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
17 Business nominations
- 70% increase in the number of nominations issued from 2022
- $5.4 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
- 31 jobs created/stayed in Manitoba

Stream	Applications Received	Nominations	Refusals	Total Processed*	Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba	8,946	5,267	123	5,460	96%
International Education	1,037	450	15	468	96%
Skilled Worker Overseas	2,866	1,614	93	1,738	93%
Business Investor	15	17	6	21	95%
Total	12,864	7,348	237	7,687	98%

*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.

**The Business Investor Stream is comprised of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP) and the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP). Due to the temporary-to-permanent model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations is different than the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they are issued a nomination. There were 14 applications Approved in Principle in 2023. With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), applicants are approved and nominated. They 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
International Education Stream Total	450	6.1%	96%
Skilled Workers in Manitoba Total	5,267	71.8%	96%
Manitoba Graduate Working in Manitoba	1,872	25.5%	98%
Out-of-Province Graduate Working in Manitoba	1,761	24.0%	96%
Working in Manitoba	1,634	22.3%	95%
Skilled Worker Overseas Total	1,614	22.0%	93%
Close Relative, Distant Relative, Friend, or Past Education/Work Experience in Manitoba	621	8.5%	85%
Strategic Initiative (including Employer Direct)	993	13.5%	98%
Business Investor Stream Total*	17	0.02%	81%
Total	7,348	100%	96%

*The Business Investor Stream is comprised of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP) and the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP). Due to the temporary-to-permanent model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations is different than the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they are issued a nomination. There were 14 applications Approved in Principle in 2023. Through the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), applicants are approved and nominated. They 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	5,501	75.0%
Brandon	544	7.4%
Steinbach	244	3.3%
Winkler	206	2.8%
Morden	120	1.6%
Thompson	99	1.4%
Neepawa	97	1.3%
Portage la Prairie	81	1.1%
Selkirk	44	0.6%
Dauphin	31	0.4%

B. Business Nominees

In 2023, there were 17 Business Investor nominees from the Entrepreneur Pathway and Farm Investment Pathway.

4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship

The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 112 different countries in 2023; listed below are the top ten.

Country of Citizenship	Nominations	% of Total Nominations
India	3,660	49.9%
Philippines	775	10.6%
Nigeria	491	6.7%
Ukraine	469	6.4%
China, People’s Republic	388	5.3%
Bangladesh	138	1.9%
Vietnam	96	1.3%
Colombia	77	1.1%
Pakistan	73	1.0%
Hong Kong	67	0.9%

Skilled Worker Nominee Details

5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2021)

Skill Type	Nominations
0 Legislative and senior management occupations	48
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	1,226
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	713
3 Health occupations	209
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	409
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	53
6 Sales and service occupations	2,476
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	1,164
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	193
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	840
Total	7,331

6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level and Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER)

NOTE: Four per cent of the nominations issued by the MPNP in 2023 were issued to candidates who submitted their applications before the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 was in use, so these candidates were nominated using the NOC 2016.

NOC Skill Level (NOC 2016)	Nominations
0	49
A	47
B	136
C	65
D	8

Of the nominations issued by the MPNP in 2023, 96% were issued to candidates who submitted their application after the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 was in use, so these candidates were nominated using the NOC 2021.

NOC TEER (NOC 2021)	Nominations
TEER 0	398
TEER 1	707
TEER 2	2,003
TEER 3	1,508
TEER 4	1,370
TEER 5	1,040

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	– –*
31 – Manufacturing	– –*
44-45 – Retail Trade	7
54 – Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	– –*
61 – Educational Services	– –*
72 – Accommodation and food services	– –*
81 – Other services (except Public Administration)	– –*

*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
Plumas	– –*
Portage la Prairie	– –*
Steinbach	– –*
Winnipeg	12

*Counts of fewer than five nominees are not included here and are reported as “–” to protect the identities of those nominees.

Additional Details

9. Processing Times

The MPNP works to process complete applications within six months. Incomplete applications, or those requiring additional verification may take longer.

Overall Average

Stream	Approved Applications	Refused Applications	Overall Average
Skilled Worker in Manitoba	134 days	267 days	137 days
International Education	133 days	252 days	137 days
Skilled Worker Overseas	109 days	305 days	120 days
Business Investor	197 days	155 days	192 days

Average processing-to-decision times depend on when applications are received.

10. Expression of Interest Pool

33,524 Skilled Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) profiles submitted in 2023
16,381 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued in 2023
20,392 Active EOI profiles at the end of 2023

11. Francophone Nominations

Stream	Nominations	% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba	21	0.03%
International Education	– –*	>0.01%
Skilled Worker Overseas	235	3.21%
Total	259	3.24%

*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as “–” to protect the identities of those nominees.

Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.

MPNP Annual Report 2022

April 10, 2024

Overview

1. Nominations by Stream

6,367 total nominations across all program streams
- 1.5% increase from 2021
6,357 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
10 Business nominations
- 67% decrease from 2021
- $2.90 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
- 20 jobs created/maintained in Manitoba

Stream	Applications Received	Nominations	Refusals	Total Processed*	Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba	3,970	4,552	28	4,598	99%
International Education	684	405	0	405	100%
Skilled Worker Overseas	1,020	1,400	298	1,687	82%
Business Investor	23	10**	–*	24	78%
Total	5,697	6,367	326	6,714	95%

*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 21 applications Approved in Principle in 2022.

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.