IN DEMAND OCCUPATIONS LIST MANITOBA 

Home to more than 100,000 lakes including Lake Winnipeg, one of the world’s largest inland freshwater bodies, Manitoba is dependent on agriculture, forestry and fishing as primary occupation. With a large network of rivers and water bodies, Manitoba has considerable potential for hydroelectric development and is actively looking for people who are professionals in the aforementioned sectors. It also has incredible wind sources and is developing itself to utilize wind power. Thus, Manitoba is the hub of engineers who can oversee the development and accounts who can manage the money.

People who are looking for canada permanent residency can refer to the occupation demand list of canada and the manitoba occupation demand list before moving forward with their PR visa process through the Manitoba provincial nominee program.

MANITOBA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM – WHAT IS IT?

The Manitoba provincial nominee program offers an opportunity for those interested to apply for canada immigration if they meet the demands and skills required by the province of manitoba and manitoba occupation demand list

Every province in Canada has a demand and skill list as per the occupation demand list and the national occupation classification.

The Manitoba immigrant nominee program or the Manitoba provincial nominee program gives an opportunity to those who are looking for Canadian immigration on the basis of economic purposes. 

The immigration program seeks to nominate people for permanent residence in Manitoba, if they meet the jobs requirements in the manitoba occupation in demand list,  manitoba skilled occupation list and the manitoba shortage occupation list. Collectively, these lists are called lists of occupations in demand in Manitoba. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MANITOBA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM

• Those migrating from outside Canada have to get their education degrees, diplomas accredited in a process called ECA or Education Credential Assessment
• This is done to ensure that the degree you have pursued outside Canada holds the same value as a Canadian degree.
• Education pursued only from recognised institutes will be eligible for visa application.
• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in an occupation as per the in demand occupations list manitoba
• A master’s degree in a similar or same course 
• Work experience as per the in demand occupations list manitoba
• Submit a genuine and honest expression of interest (EOI)
• Must have a suitable score on the canadian language benchmark (CLB) as desired by the province

There are two main streams under the manitoba PNP  through which foreign workers with occupations in the in demand occupations list manitoba, they are 

SKILLED WORKER IN MANITOBA STREAM 

This stream has two pathways – 

Manitoba work experience pathway

Manitoba work experience pathway is for the people currently working in Manitoba and have a temporary work visa.

They can apply for the Manitoba provincial nominee program and obtain permanent residency as they are temporary workers but do have experience in the province. 

Employer direct recruitment pathway

In this pathway, you will be interviewed by a representative of MPNP and a Manitoba employer so that the employer can directly assign you a role in their company. However, you can only apply in this pathway if you already have an invitation to apply. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SKILLED WORKER IN MANITOBA SYSTEM

•  Must be a temporary worker in Manitoba
• Must have a full time job offer from Manitoba employer
• Have at least worked in Manitoba for six continuous month 
• Have a credible ECA report 
• Must have intention to live, work and establish future startups in manitoba
• Should be financially independent, responsible
• Should work for a register business  

Application fee is CAD 500 and processing time is 6 months.

SKILLED WORKER OVERSEAS STREAM

This stream has two pathways – 

Manitoba express entry pathway

Manitoba express entry pathway is for those who already have an active express entry profile and are eligible to apply for PNP. Candidates should have experience in an occupation as per the in demand occupations list manitoba.

Human capital pathway 

Human capital pathway is completely related to the in demand occupations list manitoba and anyone who has work experience in an occupation mentioned in the in demand occupations list manitoba can apply for this.

Application fee is CAD 500 and processing time is 6 months.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SKILLED WORKER OVERSEAS STREAM 

• Must have experience in a manitoba in demand occupation 
• Must submit a career plan 
• Should be 18 years of age or adobe
• Should have atleast 60 out of 100 points on CRS

OTHER PATHWAYS THROUGH WHICH ONE CAN APPLY FOR MANITOBA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM ARE – 

PATHWAY	IS A JOB OFFER REQUIRED?	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Farm investor pathway	No	Must have three years of farm work experience Must be willing to at least invest CAD 300,000Must know french and english Must live on the farm and manage itMust have a net worth of minimum CAD 500,000
Entrepreneur pathway	No	Must have three years of experience as an active entrepreneur or experience in a senior management role CLB minimum – 5Good ECA score Must invest atleast CAD 150.000Must be an employment generating business Must have a net worth of minimum CAD 500,000
Career employment pathway	Yes	Must have high school credentials from a manitoba institute Should practice a profession as per the in demand occupations list manitoba Must be living in manitoba at the time of application processing
Graduate internship pathway	No	Must have university credentials obtained from Manitoba CLB minimum – 7Must be living in Manitoba at the time of application processing
International student entrepreneur pathway	No	Must have a business planMust operate daily for the first 6 monthsCLB minimum – 7Between the age 21 and 35Must intend to settle in manitoba

CANADA OCCUPATION DEMAND LIST AND NATIONAL OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION – WHAT ARE THEY?

• The canada occupation demand list states the list of occupations in demand in canada as a whole. The occupation demand list targets the main occupations that are of particular value and importance across the country. 
• The occupation demand list varies from province to province. Each province has its own occupation and skill demand list, through which they categorize the candidates and decide which one is eligible to apply for permanent residency in their province. The in demand occupation list of Manitoba lists the occupations in demand in manitoba.
• The occupations are classified and given codes for easy identification. The classification of occupations comes under the national occupation classification and the occupations that do not have a code are not held eligible in the country.

TEER LEVELS UNDER NATIONAL OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION

There are different TEER levels that rate professions as per the 

• Training
• Education 
• Experience 
• Responsibilities

REQUIRED BY THAT PROFESSION.

There are 6 Teer levels, as follow

TEER 0 – Managerial roles

TEER 1 – Compulsory university degree

TEER 2 – College education or 2 years’ of training 

TEER 3 – College diploma, or less than 2 years’ training 

TEER 4 – High school education and on the job training 

TEER 5 – No formal education required 

According to the in demand occupations list Manitoba, Manitoba requires only TEER 0,1,2,3 candidates to help them with the development of the state and advancement of the economy.

The openings are mainly for TEER 0,1 and 2.

MANITOBA DEMAND OCCUPATION LIST

OCCUPATION	NOC CODE
Financial managers	10010
Engineering managers	20010
Dentists	32111
Lawyers	41101
Biological scientists	21110
Architects	21211
Industrial electricians	72201
Administrative officers	13100
Civil engineers	21300
Architects	21200

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