Syed Khan – February 23, 2022
Manitoba Immigration has announced the setting up of an advisory council that will review the province’s immigration policies and pathways, provide appropriate suggestions to improve them, and increase the retention statistics of new immigrants.
This advisory council will be co-chaired by Immigration Minister Jon Reyes and Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, who currently chairs the World Refugee and Migration Council.
This move comes as the province is aiming to increase retention rates of new immigrants and attract more skilled workers and international students to immigrate there.
In 2021, over 10,315 immigrants obtained new permanent residence due to the province’s Provincial Nominee Program.
In the same year, 1,235 immigrants migrated as Refugees or Protected Persons and 2,330 immigrants moved to Manitoba under the Family Sponsorship programs.
Almost 77.4 percent of new permanent residents in the province moved here due to economic immigration programs like the Canadian Experience Class, Rural and Northern Immigration pathway, Caregiver program, and more.
Quote by Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson:
“This new advisory council will help us look at new and innovative ways to continue to be a welcoming new home for all newcomers, including refugees and international students, a dynamic destination for immigration and business investors, and an attractive place for people to come to build a life of opportunity and prosperity for themselves and their family. There are different areas of the labor market that need people with very specific skills to enable them to grow further. The advisory council will be reviewing the current Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program criteria and offer suggestions to help streamline processes to get people to Manitoba and have them join the workforce and their communities as soon as possible.”
About the streams:
The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream
It is based on the specific requirements of hiring Manitoba employers. This stream targets the selection of foreign-trained workers having required skills and nominates them for Canada PR. The stream has two pathways to Manitoba immigration.
a) Manitoba Work Experience Pathway
b) Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway
The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream
It is a stream aimed at International SW’s with skills that fit in with Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Applicants and spouses with close family connections, google language proficiency, training, and experience to find jobs quickly, all of the above points give the candidate a priority. It includes both a Canada Express Entry Pathway and a direct provincial pathway.
a) Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
b) Human Capital Pathway
The International Education Stream
This focuses on international graduates from Manitoba colleges and universities. Under the stream, applicants are no longer required to work for six months in their field before applying for an MPNP nomination.
a) Career Employment Pathway
b) Graduate Internship Pathway
c) Student Entrepreneur Pathway
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