Status
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program right now
Open and drawing roughly monthly. The Career Employment Pathway for Manitoba graduates is being wound down: in June 2026 the province invited its candidates to move across to the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway, and no draw has selected that pathway since. Manitoba has not used the word closed, and its criteria page is still published.
Manitoba excludes several groups from every pathway: refugee claimants, live-in caregivers in Canada, temporary workers living in another province, spouses of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and anyone with an active application to another provincial or federal programme. Holding an Express Entry profile does not count as an application.
Official MPNP page Official draw results
Checked against the province's own pages on September 11, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
Streams
Streams you can use from outside Canada
Skilled Worker Overseas
Skilled workers outside Canada who already have an established connection to Manitoba.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Business Investor: Farm Investor Pathway
Experienced farmers establishing a farm business in rural Manitoba.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Business Investor: Entrepreneur Pathway
Business owners and senior managers who will start or buy a Manitoba business and run it.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Streams
Streams that need you to be here already
International Education: Career Employment Pathway
Manitoba graduates working in an occupation on the province's in-demand list.
Requires you to already be in the province
International Education: Graduate Internship Pathway
Manitoba master's and doctoral graduates who completed a Mitacs internship.
Requires you to already be in the province
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
People already working in Manitoba on a valid work permit.
Requires you to already be in the province
International Student Entrepreneur Pilot
Manitoba graduates who have bought or built a business in the province and run it themselves.
Requires you to already be in the province
Cities
Cities in Manitoba
Occupations
Occupations in demand in Manitoba
- Information Systems Analysts and ConsultantsNOC 2171 · median $85,000
- Software Engineers and DesignersNOC 2173 · median $95,000
- Nursing Co-ordinators and SupervisorsNOC 3011 · median $85,000
- Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric NursesNOC 3012 · median $80,000
- Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service AssociatesNOC 3413 · median $38,000
- Early Childhood Educators and AssistantsNOC 4214 · median $42,000
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