Manitoba Declared the 2nd Draw & Invited 583 Candidates

Manitoba Announce the Second Draw of the Month Invited 583 Candidates

Feb 24,2023

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.

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

STREAMS	LETTERS OF ADVICE TO APPLY (LAA) ISSUED	LOWEST-RANKED CANDIDATE INVITED
Skilled Workers Overseas – Occupation-Specific Selection	207	615
Skilled Workers Overseas – All occupations	298	693
International Education Stream	51	NA
Skilled Workers In Manitoba	27	721
TOTAL	583

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

OCCUPATIONS CLASSIFICATION	MINOR GROUP
Transport and transit drivers	7330
Retail and wholesale trade managers	6002
Nursing and allied health professionals	3130
Assisting occupations in education	4310
Secondary, elementary and kindergarten school teachers	4122
Hairstylists and estheticians	6321
Automotive service technicians	7241
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services	4220
Retail salespersons and non-technical wholesale trade sales and account representatives	6410
Office support and court services occupations	1410

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) 2023

DATE	DRAW #	STREAM	LAA	CUT-OFF SCORE
February 23, 2023	169	1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba – Occupation-Specific Selection	207	615
		Skilled Workers in Manitoba – All Occupations	298	693
		2) International Education Stream	51	–
		3) Skilled Workers Overseas	27	721
Total			583

February 09, 2023	168	1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba	221	720
		2) International Education Stream	55	–
		3) Skilled Workers Overseas	32	709
Total			308
January 30, 2023	167	Special Immigration Measure – Ukraine Draw #10	21	60
January 26, 2023	166	1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba	253	726
		2) International Education Stream	60	–
		3) Skilled Workers Overseas	23	713
Total			336
January 12, 2023	165	1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba	260	734
		2) International Education Stream	42	–
		3) Skilled Workers Overseas	20	713
Total			322
Grand Total			1570

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.