Once you send the MPNP your application, there are a few things you can expect.

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program selects skilled workers based on their demonstrated potential to successfully establish economically and contribute to the Manitoba labour market as well as their ability and intention to settle as permanent residents in our province via two paths: Skilled Workers currently working in Manitoba; and Skilled Workers overseas who have a strong connection to Manitoba and can be assessed sufficient points for age, education and training, work experience, language ability and adaptability.

Assessment is based on the submission of credible and verifiable documentation demonstrating applicants meet established program criteria for employability and retention.

Points

All overseas applicants (that is, anyone not currently working in Manitoba) are assessed according to a points system. To be eligible to apply to the MPNP, overseas skilled workers must score at least 60 points on the five factors of the MPNP Self-assessment Worksheet; (Connection to Manitoba is required of all applicants, regardless of points scored). If there is a difference between how you assess yourself and a MPNP program officer’s assessment, the program officer’s assessment will be used.

Education and experience

You need proof you have the education and/or training and work experience needed to meet all qualification requirements to perform the job you currently have in Manitoba or, for overseas applicants, get a job in your occupation soon after you arrive in Manitoba.

Your occupation is assessed based on your main employment experience and related education/training. While you may pursue a different job in Manitoba, the MPNP will assess your application based on your employability in this occupation.

Before you apply, research your occupation using the Working in Manitoba, Canada Tool. Find out the qualification requirements for working in your occupation in Manitoba. Doing research and planning will help you to make an informed decision and to complete your MPNP application successfully.

The Working in Manitoba, Canada Tool provides current descriptions of duties, skills, talents and work settings according to Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). You will also see that some occupations are “regulated” in Manitoba. This means you must go through a licensing process before you can work. This is considered in assessment because it affects your ability to find employment in your occupation.

For example, if you are trained and experienced as a doctor but state your occupation as janitor, you will be assessed as a doctor. In the Settlement Plan you submit with your application you must explain how you intend to meet the provincial licensing requirements to work as a doctor, as well as a plan to find immediate employment in a related, unregulated occupation, such as healthcare aide, which you can do while you are undergoing the licensing process.

Because the MPNP is an economic immigration program, assessment also takes into account the local labour market demand and outlook for your occupation. For example, if your occupation is teacher and you cannot work until certified in Manitoba, where there is currently a low demand for teachers, the program may take these factors into account.

As stated in the example of regulated occupations (doctor, above), the MPNP will consider your transferable skills to jobs related to your occupation with equal or similar skill levels.

Receiving approval under the MPNP does not mean that you can immediately start working upon arrival in Manitoba. It is your responsibility to find employment. Completing any assessment of qualifications, education and experience is your responsibility; the MPNP Settlement Plan (and MPNP Pre-arrival Workbook for nominees) will assist you in this process.

Adaptability

The MPNP is not a sponsorship program. We select skilled workers with the ability and intention to settle and establish their work and family lives in Manitoba as permanent residents, a process which requires adaptability.

Connection to Manitoba is a measure of an applicant’s ability and intention to establish in our province as a permanent resident, demonstrated by job experience and a long-term job offer for applicants currently working in Manitoba and, for overseas applicants, social or family ties, school or work experience, or familiarity gained through recruitment mission or exploratory visit.

In assessing your application the MPNP considers whether you have ties to Manitoba that are sufficiently strong, and stronger than any connection you may have to another Canadian province. The MPNP reserves the right to refuse your application if you cannot demonstrate your connection to Manitoba is stronger than your connection to another province.

Adjusting to life in Manitoba will take time. All applicants are generally required to have at least C$10,000, plus C$2,000 in funds for their spouse and each accompanying dependant, to support yourself and your family while you are looking for a job, to ensure your successful settlement in Manitoba as well as to pay your Government of Canada immigration fees and travel expenses to Manitoba.

Settlement Plan
You must demonstrate your adaptability and employability by submitting with your application a Settlement Plan that shows:

• why you have chosen Manitoba as your immigration destination
• your plan for settling in a specific destination community
• the type and strength of your connection to Manitoba
• that you are taking steps to ensure your immediate and long-term employability in Manitoba

Only applicants whose connection to Manitoba is familial or social must have their Settlement Plan endorsed by their Manitoba Supporter (a relative or friend successfully established in Manitoba who has been living in Manitoba continuously for at least one year and who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident). Your supporter must review your plan, and complete and submit Settlement Plan Part 2.

Language ability

All applicants must have job-ready English. In general, Canadian Language Benchmark Level 4 ( CLB 4) is considered to be the minimum English language ability for employment in Canada. However, many occupations require much greater proficiency in speaking, reading, writing and listening in English.

All applicants except those currently working in Manitoba in NOC 0, A or B must submit results of an approved language test to demonstrate their English proficiency.

Other positive criteria, such as family, social or community support and the information in your Settlement Plan, are important to demonstrate your adaptability to Manitoba but cannot replace the need to demonstrate that you have the language proficiency needed to work in your occupation.

The MPNP uses the following table to determine CLB levels from language test results.

CLB/NCLC*	Test taken	Test results for each ability
		Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
9+	IELTS	8.0 – 9.0	7.0 – 9.0	7.0 – 9.0	7.0 – 9.0
	CELPIP	5-6	5-6	5-6	5-6
	TEF	372+	298+	248+	372+
8	IELTS	7.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
	CELPIP	4H	4H	4H	4H
	TEF	349-371	280-297	233-247	349-371
7	IELTS	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
	CELPIP	4L	4L	4L	4L
	TEF	309	248	206	309
6	IELTS	5.5	5.0	5.5	5.5
	CELPIP	3H	3H	3H	3H
	TEF	271	217	181	271
5	IELTS	5.0	4.0	5.0	5.0
	CELPIP	3L	3L	3L	3L
	TEF	225	180	150	225
4	IELTS	4.5	3.5	4.0	4.0
	CELPIP	2H	2H	2H	2H
	TEF	181	145	121	181
3 or less	If score in one or more test category is below score listed for CLB 4.

* « NCLC » signifie niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens/Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). You must submit results from the following TEF tests as proof of your French language proficiency: compréhension écrite; compréhension orale; expression écrite; expression orale.