Posted on February 27 2019

Manitoba conducts its 3rd draw for 2019

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated July 25 2023

Manitoba in Canada conducted the third draw for 2019 on 15^th February. 444 invitations were issued to candidates for a provincial nomination for PR. The MPNP issued invites to candidates applying under the below streams:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba
Skilled Workers Overseas
International Education

Since the start of 2019 Manitoba has issued 1,526 invitations for a provincial nomination. Candidates who are successful in obtaining a provincial nomination get 600 additional points added to their CRS score. In the 15^th February draw, 268 invitations were issued under the Skilled Workers Overseas category. The lowest-ranking candidate had a score of 570 in this stream. 22 invitations were issued under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative which comes under the Skilled Workers Overseas stream. 120 invitations were issued to candidates under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The candidate with the lowest-rank had a score of 574. 34 invitations were issued to candidates applying under the International Education stream. Invited candidates receive an LAA (Letter of Advice) to apply for provincial nomination. Candidates applying under the Skilled Workers Overseas need to have work experience in an occupation on the in-demand list of Manitoba. Temporary foreign workers and international graduates who are currently employed in Manitoba can apply under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba category. International graduates who have completed their studies from a post-secondary institute in Manitoba can apply under the International Education Category. The International Education stream was created last year. It provides a faster route to PR for international graduates who have completed their post-secondary studies in Manitoba. As per CIC News, the International Education Stream has 3 pathways: