How it works
About the skilled worker in manitoba
The province's main worker pathway and the destination it is now steering its graduate candidates towards.
Applying from outside Canada: Not available from abroad. The self-employed, business owners and contractors to the supporting business are excluded, and co-op work does not count.
Source: the province's own page for this stream. Last checked September 11, 2026. Provinces change stream criteria without notice, so confirm the detail before you rely on it.
Requirements
What this stream asks for
- A valid work permit and ongoing Manitoba employment
- A full-time, long-term job offer after at least six months with that employer, or a year if you graduated in another province
- An employer established and registered in Manitoba
- The qualifications and licences the job requires, and language sufficient for its duties
- Stronger ties to Manitoba than to any other province, and a settlement plan
Programme
The Manitoba programme 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.
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