The province of Manitoba in Canada has held another round of invitations under the Canadian Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].
On July 9, 2021, Manitoba invited a total of 277 Canada immigration hopefuls under the Expression of Interest System Draw #121.
This is the first provincial draw to be held by Manitoba in July 2021.
The previous draw by Manitoba was held on June 28, 2021.
Manitoba PNP is officially referred to as the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program [MPNP].
| An Overview of the July 9 Manitoba PNP draw | ||
| EOI Draw #121
Total LAAs issued: 277 Express Entry candidates invited: 48 |
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| Category | Letters of Advice to Apply [LAAs] sent | Minimum EOI score required |
| Skilled Workers Overseas | 53
Considered only if – · Directly invited under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative · Had an IRCC Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code. |
703 |
| Skilled Workers in Manitoba | 201 | 445 |
| International Education Stream | 23 | No EOI score required. |
Federal Express Entry candidates – that had an IRCC Express Entry ID as well as job seeker validation code – were only considered to be eligible for receiving a nomination if their Express Entry profile with IRCC is “valid at the time of application assessment”.
Here, ‘IRCC’ stands for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].
An IRCC Express Entry candidate that is able to secure a PNP nomination – under any of the Express Entry linked PNP streams – is automatically awarded 600 CRS points, thereby guaranteeing an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
Candidates selected in the latest MPNP draw were those working in a regulated occupation as well as fully licensed for working in Manitoba.
The MPNP has the following 7 immigration pathways or ‘streams’ under Candian PNP –
| Manitoba PNP streams available | ||
| Serial Number | Category | Immigration pathway |
| 1 | Skilled Worker Stream | Skilled Workers Overseas |
| 2 | Skilled Workers in Manitoba | |
| 3 | International Education Stream | Graduate Internship Pathway |
| 4 | Career Employment Pathway | |
| 5 | International Student Entrepreneur Pilot | |
| 6 | Business Investor Stream | Entrepreneur Pathway |
| 7 | Farm Investor Pathway | |
With the latest MPNP draw, a total of 4,999 LAAs have been issued by the MPNP in the 16 draws held so far in 2021.
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