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Visa Overview
The Career Employment Pathway is a stream under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program International Education Stream for international graduates of Manitoba designated institutions who have a full-time job offer in an in-demand occupation in Manitoba.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, you must meet specific requirements regarding education, language proficiency, employment, residence, settlement funds, and adaptability.
Education and Qualification Requirements
- You must have graduated in the past 3 years from a designated post-secondary institution in Manitoba from a full-time program of at least one year or two semesters in length.
Language Requirements
- You must have a minimum level of CLB/NCLC 7.
Job Offer Requirements
- You must have a full-time job offer from an eligible Manitoba employer with a minimum 1-year contract in an occupation on Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations List that is consistent with your completed program of studies in Manitoba.
- You must be working full-time in Manitoba with a valid work permit at the time your application is assessed.
- Graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher from a Manitoba designated learning institution qualify provided they have a job offer in any TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation on the In-Demand Occupations List, even if that job is not consistent with their completed studies.
- Those who have completed a short-term study program must have a job offer consistent with their completed program of studies.
Residence and Regional Requirements
- You must be residing in Manitoba at the time of application.
- You must show the intent to continue to reside in Manitoba after nomination, including the submission of a Career Employment Plan demonstrating opportunities for a successful career track in Manitoba.
Financial Requirements
- You must demonstrate liquid funds equivalent to low income cut-off (LICO) requirements for independent financial resources for a six-month period, or you must be employed in a full-time, long-term position in Manitoba.
Restrictions and Exclusions
- The following are not eligible to submit an application to the MPNP: refugee claimants, or individuals involved in a federal appeal or removal process; Live-in Caregivers currently living in Canada; temporary foreign workers currently working and residing in a province other than Manitoba; spouses of Canadian citizens or permanent residents; individuals who have been refused by the MPNP within the last six months and who are not able to address the reason(s) for refusal; individuals who have an active immigration application with any other provincial or federal immigration program in Canada (an Express Entry profile is not considered an immigration application).
- If you or your spouse already have an active MPNP application, you are not eligible to submit an additional application to any other stream or pathway of the MPNP.