Introduction

Immigration has long played an important role in Manitoba’s growth and prosperity. Honouring that great tradition, we continue to promote our province as the destination of choice for skilled immigrants and immigrant entrepreneurs, and to welcome refugees and family sponsored newcomers from around the world.

Note: Data in this report was created by the Province of Manitoba using IRCC Q2 2017 immigration data.

Sections

Immigration Trends
Immigration Levels
Manitoba Permanent Residents
Destination
Source Country
Demographics
Official Languages
Education, Occupation, and Skill Level
Temporary Workers and International Students

Footnotes

1. Immigration Trends

By July 1, 2016, Manitoba was estimated to have more than 1.32 million people representing about 3.6 per cent of Canada’s total population. In 2016, 16,821 permanent residents (5.7 per cent of total immigration to Canada) chose Manitoba as their immigration destination. Based on labour force survey data, of all landed immigrants in 2016, 20.7 per cent made up Manitoba’s labour force with the second highest employment rate in Canada and second lowest unemployment rate across all jurisdictions.

Graph 1 - Immigration to Manitoba from 2007-2016

Graph 1: Immigration levels to Manitoba in the past decade – 2007 to 2016

In 2016, Canada welcomed 296,352 new permanent residents, an increase of 9.0 per cent over 2015. By immigration category, the largest groups were skilled workers (22.1 per cent), family class (26.3 per cent) and provincial nominees (15.6 per cent).

Graph 2 - Immigration to Canada from 2007-2016

Graph 2: Immigration levels to Canada in the past decade – 2007 to 2016

Table 1: Immigration to Manitoba in the Past Decade

Category	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Family	1,406	1,500	1,470	1,450	1,485	1,788	1,993	1,844	1,847	2,379
Federal Skilled Worker	560	605	600	899	619	659	612	390	716	489
Other Federal Economic	82	123	154	200	191	143	130	273	273	242
Provincial Nominee	7,687	7,967	10,152	12,177	12,342	9,528	8,857	12,189	10,262	9,958
Refugee	1,170	972	1,098	1,032	1,303	1,143	1,464	1,505	1,768	3,730
Other	49	50	47	50	23	47	50	30	34	23
TOTAL	10,954	11,217	13,521	15,808	15,963	13,308	13,106	16,231	14,900	16,821

Table 2: Immigration to Canada in the Past Decade

Category	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Family	72,139	71,894	71,982	65,553	61,335	69,868	83,375	67,647	65,484	78,005
Federal Skilled Worker	97,870	103,763	95,972	119,377	88,769	91,417	83,229	67,600	70,136	65,607
Other Federal Economic	16,301	22,919	27,162	31,133	28,915	28,447	25,123	49,970	55,703	44,219
Provincial Nominee¹	17,093	22,416	30,380	36,428	38,415	40,880	39,899	47,628	44,535	46,178
Refugee	27,963	21,860	22,851	24,699	27,876	23,095	24,139	24,070	32,113	58,913
Other²	5,385	4,390	3,823	3,498	3,391	4,054	3,266	3,377	3,844	3,430
TOTAL	236,751	247,242	252,170	280,688	248,701	257,761	259,031	260,292	271,815	296,352

2. Immigration Levels

In 2016, immigration to Manitoba increased 23.8 per cent from 2015. This increase was largely a result of 1,233 Syrian refugees that were resettled to Manitoba as part of the National Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative.

Table 3: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Immigration Category

Immigration Category	2014		2015		2016
Sponsored Family	1,844	11.4%	1,847	12.4%	2,379	14.1%
Federal Skilled Worker	390	2.4%	716	4.8%	489	2.9%
Other Federal Economic	273	1.7%	273	1.8%	242	1.4%
Provincial Nominee¹	12,189	75.1%	10,262	68.9%	9,958	59.2%
Refugee	1,505	9.3%	1,768	11.9%	3,730	22.2%
Other²	30	0.2%	34	0.2%	23	0.1%
TOTAL	16,231	6.2%³	14,900	5.5%³	16,821	5.7%³
Difference from previous year			-1,331	-8.9%	+1,921	+11.4%

Table 4: Summary of Canada Permanent Residents by Immigration Category

Immigration Category	2014		2015		2016
Sponsored Family	67,647	26.0%	65,484	24.1%	78,005	26.3%
Federal Skilled Workers	67,600	26.0%	70,136	25.8%	65,607	22.1%
Other Federal Economic	47,628	18.3%	44,535	16.4%	46,178	15.6%
Provincial Nominee²	49,970	19.2%	55,703	20.5%	44,219	14.9%
Refugee	24,070	9.2%	32,113	11.8%	58,913	19.9%
Other²	3,377	1.3%	3,844	1.4%	3,430	1.2%
TOTAL	260,292	100.0%	271,815	100.0%	296,352	100.0%
Difference from previous year			+11,523	+4.4%	+24,537	+9.0%

Immigration by Province or Territory

In 2016, the top destinations for new permanent residents were Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, followed by British Columbia and Manitoba. Manitoba saw the fifth largest increase in immigration (12.9 %) of all provinces after PEI (94.4 %), New Brunswick (81.3 %), Nova Scotia (61.1 %), and Saskatchewan (18.7 %).

Table 5: Summary of Canada Permanent Residents by Province/Territory

Province/Territory	2014		2015		2016
Newfoundland and Labrador	899	0.3%	1,122	0.4%	1,188	0.4%
Prince Edward Island	1,632	0.6%	1,190	0.4%	2,313	0.8%
Nova Scotia	2,669	1.0%	3,403	1.3%	5,483	1.9%
New Brunswick	2,837	1.1%	2,578	0.9%	4,675	1.6%
Quebec	50,245	19.3%	48,961	18.0%	53,237	18.0%
Ontario	95,760	36.8%	103,601	38.1%	110,010	37.1%
Manitoba	16,231	6.2%	14,900	5.5%	16,821	5.7%
Saskatchewan	11,830	4.5%	12,518	4.6%	14,856	5.0%
Alberta	42,497	16.3%	47,199	17.4%	49,196	16.6%
British Columbia	35,172	13.5%	35,732	13.1%	38,069	12.8%
Northwest Territories	167	0.1%	211	0.1%	185	0.1%
Nunavut	23	0.0%	37	0.0%	36	0.0%
Yukon	304	0.1%	267	0.1%	211	0.1%
Not stated	26	0.0%	96	0.0%	72	0.0%
TOTAL	260,292	100.0%	271,815	100.0%	296,352	100.0%

Immigration by City

In 2016, Winnipeg continued to rank 6^th among Canadian cities as a destination for immigrants, as it did in 2014 and 2015 following Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton. Together, these cities attracted about 70 per cent of new permanent residents.

Table 6: Summary of Canada Permanent Residents by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)

CMA	2014		2015		2016
Toronto	75,631	29.1%	82,096	30.2%	81,367	27.5%
Montréal	40.317	15.5%	39,484	14.5%	41,645	14.1%
Vancouver	28,404	10.9%	28,383	10.4%	29,716	10.0%
Calgary	19,537	7.5%	21,700	8.0%	21,433	7.2%
Edmonton	15,446	5.9%	16,740	6.2%	17,884	6.0%
Winnipeg	13,859	5.3%	12,391	4.6%	14,068	4.7%
Ottawa – Gatineau	5,265	2.0%	6,248	2.3%	7,867	2.7%
Saskatoon	4,458	1.7%	4,449	1.6%	5,750	1.9%
Regina	3,771	1.4%	3,971	1.5%	4,994	1.7%
Halifax	2,079	0.8%	2,735	1.0%	4,568	1.5%
Hamilton	3,099	1.2%	3,021	1.1%	4,191	1.4%
TOTAL TOP TEN	209,787	80.6%	218,483	80.4%	225,101	76.0%
Other	50,505	19.4%	53,332	19.6%	71,251	24.0%
Grand Total	260,292	100%	271,518	100%	296,352	100%

3. Manitoba Permanent Residents

Between 2007-2016, more than 141, 800 immigrants have settled in Manitoba. In 2016, landed immigrants accounted for 20.7% of Manitoba’s labour force, up from 14.5 % in 2006.*

The largest driver of economic growth in our province is the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). On an annual basis the MPNP nominates skilled workers and business investors who are best suited to contribute to our economy.

Between 2007 and 2016, the MPNP landings contributed to approximately 70 per cent of all immigrants to Manitoba, and more than 90 per cent of all economic immigrants to the province. In 2016, Manitoba’s provincial nominees accounted for 93.2 per cent of all economic immigrants (9,958) while 6.8 per cent arrived under other economic categories (731).

Graph 3: Provincial Nominees by Province/Territory – 2007 to 2016

In the last decade, roughly 20 per cent of provincial nominees settled outside of the Winnipeg census subdivision, compared to 12 per cent of those from other immigrant classes.

Manitoba continues to establish partnerships with employers receive the largest share of provincial nominees across Canada, reaching 21,5 per cent of the total provincial nominees to Canada in 2016. Manitoba continues to work with the federal government, employers, and communities to attract and retain immigrants. Manitoba provincial nominees have a retention rate of 88.59 per cent, the fourth highest among Canadian provinces outside of Quebec.

Table 7: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Immigration Category

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	TOTAL
PNP Landings	7,687	7,967	10,152	12,177	12,342	9,528	8,857	12,189	10,262	9,958	101,119

Table 8: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Immigration Category

Immigration Category	2014		2015		2016
Sponsored Family
Principal Applicant	1,522	9.4%	1,478	9.9%	1,963	11.7%
Spouse/Partner/Dependant	322	2.0%	369	2.5%	416	2.5%
SPONSORED FAMILY SUBTOTAL	1,844	11.4%	1,847	12.4%	2,379	14.1%
Economic Class
Business⁴	21	0.1%	—	—	11	0.1%
Canadian Experience Class – PA	86	0.5%	70	0.5%	58	0.3%
Canadian Experience Class – SD	64	0.4%	46	0.3%	58	0.3%
Caregiver Class – PA	61	0.4%	61	0.4%	46	0.3%
Caregiver Class – SD	41	0.3%	85	0.6%	50	0.3%
Provincial/Territorial Nominees – PA	4,935	30.4%	4,362	29.3%	4,112	24.4%
Provincial/Territorial Nominees – SD	7,254	44.7%	5,900	39.6%	5,846	34.8%
Skilled Trades	—	—	—	—	19	0.1
Skilled Workers – PA	141	0.9%	275	1.8%	197	1.2%
Skilled Workers – SD	249	1.5%	441	3.0%	292	1.7%
ECONOMIC CLASS SUBTOTAL	12,852	79.2%	11,251	75.5%	10,689	63.5%
Refugees
Government-assisted Refugees	436	2.7%	694	4.7%	1,271	7.6%
Privately Sponsored Refugees	1,012	6.2%	979	6.6%	2,069	12.3%
Blended Sponsorship Refugees	13	0.1%	41	0.3%	320	1.9%
Protected Persons in Canada & Dependents	44	0.3%	54	0.4%	70	0.4%
REFUGEE SUBTOTAL	1,505	9.3%	1,768	11.9%	3,730	22.2%
Other Immigrants	30	0.2%	34	0.2%	23	0.1%
TOTAL	16,231	100%	14,900	100%	16,821	100%

Note: Due to privacy considerations, cells with less than 5 must be suppressed and replaced with the notation “–” when releasing/publishing.

Refugees

Manitobans continued welcoming refugees from all over the world into their communities and provided them with support. Of all permanent residents to Manitoba in 2016, 22.2 per cent landed as refugees and protected persons (3,370), the highest number of refugees since 1990 and the highest number per capita in Canada. Manitoba resettled 6.3 per cent of all refugees and protected persons to Canada including approximately 5.3 per cent of Canada’s government-assisted refugees (1,271) and 11.1 per cent of privately sponsored refugees (2,069). Thirty-four per cent of resettled refugees to Manitoba came under the National Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative. Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo were among the other top countries affected by conflict and war in 2016.

Table 9: Resettled Refugees Admitted to Manitoba by Syrian/Non-Syrian Refugee
Refugees

	2015	2016	Grand Total
Non-Syrian Refugee	1,483	2,427	3,910
Syrian Refugee	231	1,233	1,464
TOTAL	1,714	3,660	5,374

Note: Resettled refugees includes government assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees and blended visa office referred refugees.

Graph 4 - Resettled Refugees in Manitoba for 2015-2016

Graph 4: Resettled Refugees in Manitoba 2015-2016

Graph 5 - Refugee Claims in Manitoba for 2011-2016

Graph 5: Refugee Claims in Manitoba 2011-2016

Table 10: Resettled Refugees Admitted to Manitoba by Country of Citizenship

Country of Citizenship	2015	2016	Grand Total
Eritrea	632	1,355	1,987
Syria*	265	1,228	1,493
Somalia, Democratic Republic of	235	339	574
Ethiopia	113	217	330
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	127	212	339
Afghanistan	36	45	81
Iraq	74	42	116
Sudan, Democratic Republic of	31	37	68
Myanmar (Burma)	30	33	63
Ivory Coast, Republic of	8	20	28
Other	163	132	295
TOTAL	1,714	3,660	5,374

Note: Resettled refugees includes government assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees and blended visa office referred refugees.
* Data includes resettled refugees that landed as part of the Syrian commitment and through the regular program.

4. Destination

Regional Destination (Economic region)

Immigration continues to benefit regional communities. Between 2007-2016, approximately 114,190 immigrants have settled in the Winnipeg Economic Region, while more than 27,640 immigrants have settled in other economic regions outside of the Winnipeg. In 2016, 17 per cent of newcomers chose to live outside of Winnipeg (2,807) and all economic regions of the province saw increases in immigration compared to the previous year with the exception of Southwest and Interlake.

Table 11: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Intended Destination

Economic Region	2014		2015		2016
Winnipeg	13,822	85.1%	12,332	82.8%	14,014	83.3%
Southwest	1,074	6.6%	1,272	8.5%	1,078	6.4%
South Central	464	2.9%	456	3.1%	705	4.2%
Southeast	253	1.6%	323	2.2%	396	2.4%
North	250	1.5%	169	1.1%	212	1.3%
Parklands	135	0.8%	96	0.6%	170	1.0%
North Central	112	0.7%	122	0.8%	128	0.8%
Interlake	115	0.7%	125	0.8%	102	0.6%
Not Found	8	0.0%	5	0.0%	16	0.1%
TOTAL	16,233	100%	14,900	100%	16,821	100%

Community Destination (census metropolitan area)

Since 2007, approximately more than 114,190 immigrants have settled in Winnipeg (Census Subdivision), compared to approximately 27,640 who have chosen more than 130 regional communities as their destination within Manitoba. During this period, approximately 7,500 immigrants settled in Brandon, 3,915 in Winkler, 2,850 in Steinbach, 2,000 in Neepawa, 1,480 in Morden, and 1,270 in Thompson. In 2016, more than 2,800 new permanent residents chose regional communities outside of Winnipeg, a 9 per cent increase from 2015 (2,570). The top immigrant source countries to regional communities in 2016 were Philippines (750), India (380), Ukraine (200), Syria (170), and China (110).

Table 12: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Intended Destination (Top Ten)

Census Subdivision	2014			2015			2016
Winnipeg	13,822	85.1%	1	12,330	82.8%	1	14,014	83.3%	1
Brandon	531	3.3%	2	696	4.7%	2	635	3.8%	2
Morden	155	1.0%	7	169	1.1%	6	300	1.8%	3
Winkler	218	1.3%	4	192	1.3%	4	255	1.5%	4
Neepawa	422	2.6%	3	453	3.0%	3	253	1.5%	5
Steinbach	158	1.0%	6	190	1.3%	5	215	1.3%	6
Thompson	200	1.2%	5	136	0.9%	7	149	0.9%	7
Portage la Prairie	60	0.4%	9	95	0.6%	8	103	0.6%	8
Altona	–	–	–	50	0.3%	9	51	0.3%	9
Dauphin	39	0.2%	10	32	0.2%	10	50	0.3%	10
Russell	72	0.4%	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
TOTAL TOP TEN	15,677	96.6%		14,343	96.3%		16,025	95.3%
Other Municipalities	556	3.4%		557	3.7%		796	4.7%
TOTAL	16,233	100%		14,900	100%		16,821	100%

Rank is based on the municipalities with the highest 2016.
The total indicated is the sum of the top ten for each respective year.

5. Source Country

In 2016, Philippines, India, Eritrea, Syria and China ranked among the top five source countries for immigrants to Manitoba, representing 61.1 per cent of all immigrants. Eritrea increased to third place, largely due to the private sponsorship of Eritrea refugees. On a national level, and with the exception of Syria, Philippines, India and China continue to rank as the top three source countries to Canada since 2014.

Table 13: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Country of Citizenship (Top Ten)

Country of Citizenship	2014			2015			2016
Philippines	4,921	30.3%	1	3,826	25.7%	1	3,604	21.4%	1
India	3,625	22.3%	2	3,071	20.6%	2	3,001	17.8%	2
Eritrea	572	3.5%	5	664	4.5%	3	1,413	8.4%	3
Syria				287	1.9%	10	1,242	7.4%	4
China, People’s Republic of	1,007	6.2%	3	646	4.3%	4	1,030	6.1%	5
Israel	427	2.6%	6	473	3.2%	6	631	3.8%	6
Nigeria	663	4.1%	4	609	4.1%	5	523	3.1%	7
Ukraine	277	1.7%	9	–	–	–	464	2.8%	8
Pakistan	–	–	–	459	3.1%	7	400	2.4%	9
Somalia, Democratic Republic of	363	2.2%	8	–	–	–	365	2.2%	10
Ethiopia	–	–	–	295	2.0%	9	–	–	–
Russia	260	1.6%	10	327	2.2%	8	–	–	–
Korea, Republic of	426	2.6%	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
TOTAL TOP TEN	12,541	77.3%		10,657	71.5%		12,673	75.3%
Other Countries	3,690	22.7%		4,243	28.5%		4,148	24.7%
TOTAL	16,231	100%		14,900	100%		16,821	100%

Rank is based on the municipalities with the highest 2016.
The total indicated is the sum of the top ten for each respective year.

In 2016, 52.4 per cent of Manitoba’s new permanent residents arrived from Asia and Pacific regions, followed by Africa and the Middle East (32.7 per cent), Europe (10 per cent), South and Central America (3.6 per cent) and the United States (1.1 per cent).

Graph 6: Manitoba Permanent Residents by World Region

Table 14: Manitoba Permanent Residents by World Region 2014-2016

World Region	2014	2015	2016
Asia & Pacific	10,861	9,013	8,823
Africa & Middle East	3,203	3,677	5,495
Europe	1,285	1,410	1,680
Americas	601	591	605
United States of America	253	190	190
Stateless & Not Stated⁵	28	19	28
TOTAL	16,231	14,900	16,821

6. Demographics

Age-gender structure

Newcomers are important contributors to Manitoba’s population growth and to the rejuvenation of the labour force. In 2016, the immigrant media age was 28 years while the media age of Manitobans was 38 years. Male and females numbers were roughly equal.

Graph 7: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Age and Gender 2016

Table 15: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Age and Gender

	2014				2015				2016
	Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female
0 to 4 years old	767	4.7%	693	4.3%	678	4.6%	666	4.5%	888	5.3%	837	5.0%
5 to 9 years old	734	4.5%	692	4.3%	718	4.8%	637	4.3%	820	4.9%	805	4.8%
10 to 14 years old	710	4.4%	611	3.8%	605	4.1%	477	3.2%	652	3.9%	550	3.3%
15 to 19 years old	491	3.0%	425	2.6%	389	2.6%	425	2.9%	473	2.8%	496	2.9%
20 to 24 years old	467	2.9%	566	3.5%	473	3.2%	522	3.5%	427	2.5%	548	3.3%
25 to 29 years old	1,268	7.8%	1,440	8.9%	1,330	8.9%	1,421	9.5%	1,296	7.7%	1,530	9.1%
30 to 34 years old	1,220	7.5%	1,247	7.7%	1,220	8.2%	1,204	8.1%	1,334	7.9%	1,312	7.8%
35 to 39 years old	958	5.9%	920	5.7%	877	5.9%	798	5.4%	1,039	6.2%	968	5.8%
40 to 44 years old	690	4.3%	636	3.9%	594	4.0%	513	3.4%	687	4.1%	556	3.3%
45 to 49 years old	435	2.7%	361	2.2%	342	2.3%	272	1.8%	398	2.4%	317	1.9%
50 to 54 years old	240	1.5%	172	1.1%	171	1.1%	107	0.7%	174	1.0%	124	0.7%
55 to 59 years old	83	0.5%	87	0.5%	77	0.5%	78	0.5%	86	0.5%	72	0.4%
60 to 64 years old	62	0.4%	58	0.4%	61	0.4%	58	0.4%	65	0.4%	87	0.5%
65 to 69 years old	36	0.2%	53	0.3%	35	0.2%	50	0.3%	57	0.3%	86	0.5%
70 to 74 years old	27	0.2%	29	0.2%	20	0.1%	36	0.2%	28	0.2%	41	0.2%
75+	27	0.2%	22	0.1%	21	0.1%	20	0.1%	31	0.2%	37	0.2%
Not stated 0-94 years old	3	0.0%	1	0.0%
Subtotal	8,218	50.6%	8,013	49.4%	7,611	51.1%	7,284	48.9%	8,455	50.3%	8,366	49.7%
Not stated M/F					5
TOTAL	16,231				14,900				16,821

7. Official Languages

Table 16: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Mother Tongue (Top Ten)

Mother Tongue	2014			2015			2016
Tagalog	4,264	26.3%	1	3,196	21.4%	1	3,062	18.2%	1
Punjabi	2,612	16.1%	2	1,922	12.9%	2	2,061	12.3%	2
Tigrinya	452	2.8%	7	451	3.0%	8	1,106	6.6%	3
Arabic	–	–	–	483	3.2%	7	1,103	6.6%	4
Russian	842	5.2%	3	898	6.0%	3	1,064	6.3%	5
English	840	5.2%	4	712	4.8%	4	744	4.4%	6
Chinese	784	4.8%	5	515	3.5%	6	738	4.4%	7
Gujarati	473	2.9%	6	585	3.9%	5	514	3.1%	8
Somali	–	–	–	–	–	–	380	2.3%	9
Urdu	–	–	–	412	2.8%	10	352	2.1%	10
Korean	425	2.6%	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yoruba	372	2.3%	9	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spanish	371	2.3%	10	414	2.8%	9	–	–	–
TOTAL TOP TEN	11,435	70.5%		9,588	64.3%		11,124	66.1%
Other languages	4,796	29.5%		5,312	35.7%		5,697	33.9%
TOTAL	16,231	100%		16,900	100%		16,821	100%

Rank is based on the highest number of landings by mother tongue in 2016.

English and French official language spoken

In 2016, the percentage of Manitoba’s immigrants who identified English as an official language spoken continued increasing to 67.0 per cent from 63.7 per cent in 2010.

In 2016, Manitoba welcomed 345 immigrants who identified French as their official language spoken, representing 2 per cent of all immigrants to Manitoba. From 2007 to 2016, nearly 4,000 immigrants have arrived in Manitoba with the ability to speak French.

Manitoba supports the Manitoba francophone community’s goal of increasing francophone immigration. In 2016, 4.2 per cent of all MPNP nominations were Francophone and approximately 70 per cent of all French-speaking immigrants came through the MPNP. The top source countries for all immigrants who identified French, as well as both French and English, as their official language spoken were France, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, Morocco and Ivory Coast.

Graph 8: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Official Language(s) Spoken

Table 17: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Official Language Spoken

Official Language	2014	2015	2016
English	11,683	11,005	11,281
French	137	157	235
Both French and English	270	272	110
Neither	4,141	3,409	4,554
Not stated	–	57	641
TOTAL	16,231	14,900	16,821

8. Education, Occupation, and Skill Level

To ensure that immigrants can contribute their skills and experience to Manitoba’s economy, the Province is renewing the MPNP to strengthen partnerships with industry and post-secondary institutions. In addition, the Province continues to invest in successful employment programs like Manitoba start which also provides guidance to professionals needing to have their international qualifications recognized.

Table 18: Manitoba Permanent Residents by Level of Education (Aged 25 years and over)

Level of Education	2014		2015		2016
Secondary or Less⁶	2,478	24.6%	2,075	22.3%	2,218	21.5%
Formal Trade Cert. or Apprenticeship	626	6.2%	565	6.1%	640	6.2%
Non-University Certificate or Diploma	803	8.0%	664	7.1%	671	6.5%
Some University – No Degree	509	5.1%	535	5.7%	552	5.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	4,044	40.1%	3,832	41.2%	3,942	38.2%
Some Post-Grad. Education – No Degree	229	2.3%	257	2.8%	222	2.2%
Master’s Degree	1,266	12.6%	1,226	13.2%	1,312	12.7%
Doctorate	120	1.2%	115	1.2%	87	0.8%
Not Stated	–	–	37	0.4%	681	6.6%
TOTAL	10,075	100%	9,306	100%	10,325	100%

Occupation

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program selects people whose participation enhances Manitoba’s economic development with specialized skills needed in the changing labour market. Registered nurses, general office support workers, cooks, transport truck drivers and food counter attendants were among the top occupations of economic immigrants to Manitoba in 2016.

Table 19: Manitoba Economic Permanent Residents⁷by Occupation and Principal Applicants only (Top Ten)

Occupation	2014			2015			2016
3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	385	7.4%	1	265	5.6%	1	168	3.8%	1
1411 – General office support workers	130	2.5%	4	124	2.6%	3	121	2.7%	2
6322 – Cooks	129	2.5%	5	103	2.2%	5	110	2.5%	3
7511 – Transport truck drivers	–	–	–	95	2.0%	7	110	2.5%	3
6711 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	–	–	–	110	2.3%	4	107	2.4%	4
9462 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers	151	2.9%	3	213	4.5%	2	103	2.3%	5
1111 – Financial auditors and accountants	103	2.0%	6	94	2.0%	8	103	2.3%	5
0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers	94	1.8%	8	96	2.0%	6	99	2.2%	6
6552 – Other customer and information services representatives	–	–	–	–	–	–	88	2.0%	7
0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	84	1.6%	–	82	1.7%	9	87	2.0%	8
1431 – Accounting and related clerks	90	1.7%	9	–	–	–	77	1.7%	9
6421 – Retail salespersons	–	–	–	95	2.0%	7	64	1.4%	10
1221 – Administrative officers	87	1.7%	10	–	–	–	–	–	–
4021 – College and other vocational instructors	95	1.8%	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
4031 – Secondary school teachers	196	3.7%	2	78	1.6%	10	–	–	–
4032 – Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	87	1.7%	10	–	–	–	–	–	–
2174 – Computer programmers and interactive media developers	–	–	–	78	1.6%	10	–	–	–
TOTAL TOP TEN	1,631	31.2%		1,433	30.0%		1,237	27.9%
OTHER OCCUPATIONS	3,598	68.8%		3,340	70.0%		3,190	72.1%
TOTAL	5,229	100%		4,773	100%		4,427	100%

Rank is based on the highest number of landing by occupation for economic principal applicants only in 2016.

Skill Type Category

Based on the National Occupation Classification System, in 2016, 71.0 per cent of principal applicants under the economic category were considered highly skilled (NOC 0, A and B) and had previous occupations in:
• Sales and service
• Business, finance and administration
• Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
• Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations

Graph 9 - Manitoba Economic Permanent Residents by NOC Skill Level

Graph 9: Manitoba Economic Permanent Residents by Skill Level

Table 20: Manitoba Economic Permanent Residents⁸by Skill Type Category

Principal Applicants Only	2014		2015		2016
0 – Management Occupations	517	9.9%	517	10.8%	545	12.3%
1 – Business, Finance and Administrative Occupations	788	15.1%	721	15.1%	756	17.1%
2 – Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations	687	13.1%	658	13.8%	630	14.2%
3 – Health Occupations	692	13.2%	570	11.9%	401	9.1%
4 – Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion	627	12.0%	432	9.1%	321	7.3%
5 – Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport	58	1.1%	60	1.3%	44	1.0%
6 – Sales and Service Occupations	806	15.4%	816	17.1%	771	17.4%
7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations	437	8.4%	402	8.4%	446	10.1%
8 – Occupations Unique to Primary Industry	28	0.5%	42	0.9%	81	1.8%
9 – Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	264	5.0%	338	7.1%	212	4.8%
Other⁹	325	6.2%	217	4.5%	220	5.0%
TOTAL	5,229	100%	4,773	100%	4,427	100%

*This table represents skill level for Economic Immigrant Principal Applicants only, including provincial nominees, federally selected skilled workers, business persons, live-in caregivers, and Canadian experience class.

**Other category includes those intending to work including New Workers (15 years of age or older). Not intending to work includes Other Non-Workers (15 years of age or older and Students (15 years of age or older). Those ‘not stated’ are also included.

9. Temporary Workers and International Students

In Manitoba, temporary residents who have worked for more than six months, or have graduated from a post-secondary program in the province, have the opportunity to apply to the MPNP and become permanent residents. In 2016, Manitoba received 6,413 temporary workers through the federal International Mobility Program and 856 through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (with a Labour Market Impact Assessment). Since 2005, 8,482 temporary foreign workers have been nominated for permanent residence through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. In 2016, Manitoba approved 1,491 employer registration certificates to support employers to recruit or retain 3,740 positions.

Table 21: Manitoba Work Permit Holders by Program and Year in which Permit(s) Became Effective¹⁰

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Holders	2,275	2,288	1,696	1,309	1,145	1,581	1,496	1,111	836	856
International Mobility Program Work Permit Holders	2,775	3,311	3,339	3,638	3,732	3,945	4,519	4,827	4,849	6,413

Table 22: Manitoba Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Holders by Intended Destination¹¹and Year in which Permit(s) Became Effective¹⁰

Census Metropolitan Area	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Brandon	420	501	3,339	3,638	3,732	3,945	4,519	4,827	4,849	6,413
Winnipeg	1,358	1,338	984	847	789	868	907	576	243	257
Other	506	452	462	364	298	532	484	482	419	462
TOTAL UNIQUE ¹²TFW WORK PERMIT HOLDERS	2,275	2,288	1,696	1,309	1,145	1,581	1,496	1,111	836	856

Table 23: Manitoba International Mobility Program Work Permit Holders by Intended Destination¹¹and Year in which Permit(s) Became Effective¹⁰

Census Metropolitan Area	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Brandon	246	363	366	368	225	154	176	252	186	173
Winnipeg	2,014	2,335	2,369	2,561	2,739	2,909	3,219	3,120	3,293	4,711
Other	523	624	611	715	771	889	1,163	1,508	1,393	1,561
TOTAL UNIQUE ¹²IMP WORK PERMIT HOLDERS	2,775	3,311	3,339	3,638	3,732	3,945	4,519	4,827	4,849	6,413

International students

In 2016, the number of foreign students entries to Manitoba was 8,652. Most international students (93 per cent) enrolled in educational institutions in Winnipeg. The top source countries to Manitoba were China (27.9 per cent), India (13.2 per cent), Nigeria (9.6 per cent) and Brazil (4.4 per cent).

Graph 10: Manitoba International Students by Community Destination

Table 24: Manitoba International Student Study Work Permit Holders by Intended Destination¹²and Year in which Permit(s) Became Effective*

Census Metropolitan Area	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Brandon	113	105	133	131	125	101	121	121	234	293
Winnipeg	2,919	2,656	3,108	3,079	3,088	3,178	3,767	4,217	6,236	8,027
Other	307	293	335	301	269	283	279	385	329	343
TOTAL UNIQUE STUDY PERMIT HOLDERS	3,334	3,051	3,572	3,504	3,477	3,557	4,161	4,712	6,793	8,652

Table 25: Manitoba International Student Study Work Permit Holders by Country of Citizenship and Year in which Permit Became Effective

Country of Citizenship	2014			2015			2016
China, People’s Republic of	1,130	24.0%	1	1,907	28.1%	1	2,416	27.9%	1
India	428	9.0%	3	696	10.2%	3	1,143	13.2%	2
Nigeria	599	12.7%	2	794	11.7%	2	833	9.6%	3
Brazil	272	5.8%	4	351	5.2%	4	385	4.4%	4
Korea, Republic of	267	5.7%	5	333	4.9%	6	356	4.1%	5
Pakistan	249	5.3%	6	335	4.9%	5	345	4.0%	6
Vietnam, Socialist Republic of	–	–	–	122	1.8%	9	290	3.4%	7
Bangladesh	83	1.8%	10	157	2.3%	7	253	2.9%	8
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	166	1.9%	9
Kenya	–	–	–	–	–	–	155	1.8%	10
United States of America	156	3.3%	7	151	2.2%	8	–	–	–
Mexico	92	2.0%	9	106	1.6%	10	–	–	–
Iran	97	2.1%	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
TOTAL TOP TEN	3,370	71.5%		4,952	72.9%		6,342	73.3%
Other countries of citizenship	1,342	28.5%		1,841	27.1%		2,310	26.7%
TOTAL	4,712	100%		6,793	100%		8,652	100%

Rank is based on the highest number of study permits by country of citizenship in 2016.

Footnotes

¹ Provincial Nominees are a subcategory of the Federal Economic Class.

² Includes Humanitarian and Compassionate, Permit Holders Class, Public Policy, and Family Relations.

³ Manitoba’s share of Canada’s immigration.

⁴ Includes entrepreneur, investor and self-employed.

⁵ Stateless & Not Stated also includes world region data which, due to privacy considerations, has been supressed.

⁶ Including no education level – Due to operational adjustments to IRCCs administrative data files, data under the variable “Level of
Education” are preliminary estimates and are currently under review.

⁷ Includes provincial nominees, federally selected skilled workers, business persons, live-in caregivers, and Canadian experience class.

⁸ This table represents skill level for Economic Immigrant Principal Applicants only, including provincial nominees, federally selected skilled
workers, business persons, live-in caregivers, and Canadian experience class.

⁹ Other category includes those intending to work including New Workers (15 years of age or older). Not intending to work includes Other
Non-Workers (15 years of age or older) and Students (15 years of age or older). Those ‘not stated’ are also included.

¹⁰ This term refers to permit holders with a valid permit that was also signed in the given year.

¹¹ Defined by the intended destination as specified on the permit and when the intended destination is not specified for permits signed on or
after January 1st 2012, the last known address of the permit holder as of December 31st of the given year is used instead.

¹² The total unique count may not equal to the sum of permit holders in each program as an individual may hold more than one type of
permit over a given period.