Points are based on individual Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) band scores for Reading Writing, Listening and Speaking, based on the equivalency of your
IELTS, CELPIP, TEF and/or TCF test results.
Language Proficiency |
Ranking Points |
First Official Language |
|
CLB 8 or higher |
25 per band |
CLB 7 |
22 per band |
CLB 6 |
20 per band |
CLB 5 |
17 per band |
CLB 4 |
12 per band |
CLB 3 or lower |
0 |
Second Official Language |
|
CLB 5 or higher (overall) |
25 |
Maximum Points – Factor 1 |
125 |
Points are based on your age at the time your Expression of Interest is submitted to the MPNP.
Age |
Ranking Points |
18 |
20 |
19 |
30 |
20 |
40 |
21 to 45 |
75 |
46 |
40 |
47 |
30 |
48 |
20 |
49 |
10 |
50 or older |
0 |
Maximum Points – Factor 2 |
75 |
Points are based on years of full-time work experience. Full-time is defined as 30 hours or more each week for one employer. Count full years of work experience; do not round up your work experience (For example, if you worked 7 months, you would have to answer less than 1).
You can claim 100 additional points for being fully recognized by provincial licensing body if you are working in a profession or trade that requires licensing in Manitoba and you have completed all necessary steps to become licensed / certified to practice in Manitoba
Years of work experience |
Ranking Points |
less than one year |
0 |
one year |
40 |
two years |
50 |
three years |
60 |
four years or more |
75 |
|
|
Fully recognized by provincial licensing body |
100 |
Maximum Points – Factor 3 |
175 |
Points are based on the highest level of education you completed at a
recognized education institution for which you have received a certificate, diploma or degree.
Highest level of completed education |
Ranking Points |
Master’s degree or Doctorate |
125 |
Two post-secondary programs of at least two years each |
115 |
One post-secondary program of three years or more |
110 |
One post-secondary program of two years |
100 |
One-year post-secondary program |
70 |
Trade Certificate |
70 |
No formal post-secondary education |
0 |
Maximum Points – Factor 4 |
125 |
Adaptability points are based on the type of connection you have to Manitoba. All candidates must have at least one type of connection to our province. If you have more than one type of connection, you will receive Adaptability points on your highest scoring connection. Note: Regional Development points are awarded in combination with another Manitoba connection, except Manitoba Demand, when you have an existing social or economic connection to a community outside of the Manitoba Capital Region.
Adaptability Factor |
Ranking Points |
Connection to Manitoba |
|
Close relative in Manitoba |
200 |
Previous authorized work experience in Manitoba (six months or more) |
100 |
Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (two years or more) |
100 |
Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (one year) |
50 |
Close friend or distant relative in Manitoba |
50 |
Manitoba Demand |
Ongoing employment in Manitoba for six months or more with long-term job offer from the same employer |
500 |
Invitation to Apply under a Strategic Initiative |
500 |
Regional Development* |
Immigration destination in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg |
50 |
Maximum Points – Factor 5 |
500 |
*All candidates indicating that they plan to settle outside of Winnipeg MUST at the time of application satisfactorily demonstrate that they have a convincing connection to a region outside of the capital city indicating a strong likelihood that they will make a long-term economic contribution to that region.
Point deductions are based on connections you or your spouse, if applicable, have to other parts of Canada through education and work experience. Ranking points are not deducted if you or your spouse have a close relative living in another Canadian province or if you have a previous immigration application to another province but you still must answer questions related to these types of connections truthfully in your EOI.
Risk Factor |
Ranking Points |
Close relative in another province and no close relative in Manitoba |
0 |
Work experience in another province |
-100 |
Studies in another province |
-100 |
Previous immigration application to another province |
0 |
Maximum Points – Factor 6 |
-200 |