Your source for in-demand skills

Each year 5,000 skilled workers immigrate to our province. Together with spouses and children that adds up to more than 15,000 New Manitobans annually, driving the growth of our province, our communities, and our labour skill pool.

Internationally educated accountant, sales & marketing professional

For Manitoba business, the new “reverse brain drain” equals opportunity.

Along with the zeal to start anew their life and career, immigrants bring global knowledge, education, work experience and English ability.

At Manitoba Immigration we have three opportunities for you:

Resources to develop and retain international employees

Hire Immigrants Roadmap
Are you ready to capitalize on the talents and maximize the potential of skilled immigrants? The Hire Immigrants Roadmap provides the human resources strategies and tools to effectively engage this rapidly growing segment of our labour market and economy. (Adobe Flash Player is required. Or, use the HTML version of the Hire Immigrants Roadmap.

Diversity and intercultural training
HR experts at Manitoba Start will meet with your company to determine your needs for employee recruitment and retention and how to address them with programs including workshops, seminars and audits.

Immigrant Safety Initiative
This Workers Compensation Board project aims to prevent injury, death and workplace-related illness for new and existing immigrant workers in Manitoba.

Improve employee English
Manitoba Immigration will cost-share customized, on-site language training. Dealing with the language used in your day-to-day operations, the English at Work program will improve safety, increase the pool for internal promotion and succession planning, improve retention and help attract more skilled employees.