{"id":2210,"date":"2024-09-19T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2024-09-19T13:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:42:32","slug":"skilled-worker-immigration-to-manitoba-ends-2016-with-two-draws-in-quick-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2210","title":{"rendered":"Skilled Worker Immigration to Manitoba Ends 2016 With Two Draws in Quick Succession"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Of the LAAs issued over these two draws, 115 were issued to\u00a0candidates in the\u00a0Skilled Workers Overseas sub-category\u00a0on December 21. A further 20 LAAs were issued under this sub-category nine days later.<\/p>\n

The remaining 181 LAAs issued over this period were issued under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba sub-category\u00a0on December 30 (no LAAs were issued under this sub-category on December 21).<\/p>\n

Candidates eligible for one the MPNP for Skilled Workers sub-categories are ranked according to a unique points system that awards up to 1,000 points to each candidate.<\/p>\n

December, 2016 MPNP Draws<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MPNP Skilled Worker Sub-Category<\/th>\nDate of MPNP Expression of Interest Draw<\/th>\nNumber of Letters Issued<\/th>\nMinimum Points Required<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled Worker Overseas<\/td>\nDecember 30, 2016<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n787<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled Worker Overseas<\/td>\nDecember 21, 2016<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n605<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled Worker in Manitoba<\/td>\nDecember 30, 2016<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled Worker in Manitoba<\/td>\nDecember 21, 2016<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

MPNP Skilled Workers Overseas<\/h4>\n

This MPNP sub-category is for qualified skilled workers who may be outside Canada but who can demonstrate a strong connection to the province and its labour market. A points-based system is used to assess candidates according to factors such as age, language proficiency, work experience, education and adaptability. While candidates may be awarded a significant number of points as a result of having a connection to Manitoba, they may also be deducted points under certain ‘risk assessment’ factors that derive from having connections to other Canadian provinces.<\/p>\n

Candidates who received an LAA under this sub-category in a recent MPNP draw were directly invited under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative.<\/p>\n

These initiatives include:<\/p>\n