Manitoba Announce the Second Draw of the Month Invited 583 Candidates

Manitoba declares the latest expression of interest draw #169. The draw issued 583, Letters of Advice to Apply out of three standard streams. However, this time province try to do something different by inviting specific occupations through the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream. Occupation-specific selection and All Occupation draws are separately declared under the stream.

Expression of Interest Draw #169 – February 23, 2023.

Highlights of the Latest MPNP Draw

• One of the most frequent to invite migrants, Manitoba is among the leading provinces.
• Since the new TEER system has been launched the province has not only declared the frequent draws but also they are working on clearing the in-land applicants’ backlog.
• As part of that, the province did two separate draws that focused on specific occupations.
• The first part nominates 207 candidates through occupations-specific selection. The cut-off for the particular draw held at 615 points.
• On the other side, all occupation draw has been also declared which invited 298 aspirants with a 693 cut-off.
• In fifteen days the province declared yet another draw #169. Invited 505 Skilled Worker Overseas stream. whereas, nominated 51 international students from International Education Stream and 27 overseas aspirants receive invitations from Skilled Workers in Manitoba.

Occupations Considered in the Latest MPNP Draw

Interestingly in this draw, the province rather than target a specific TEER code, they have nominated all the codes that fall under National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 minor group. Here is the list of the nominated minor group

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) 2023

Conclusion

From the last few draws the province is focusing more and more on the Skilled Worker In Manitoba. As a result, more and more candidates are receiving the LAAs. On the other end, the international education stream not inviting several students because the province is also not allowing international students to receive the LAA randomly until they have a valid job offer. However, Manitoba is focusing on skilled workers more than international students. As a result, if you are planning to move to Canada on a PR basis and if Canada Immigration allows them to apply for Canada Study Visa then you may put Manitoba on your priority list.