Manitoba and Saskatchewan held simultaneous but separate Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws last March 11. 

Both provinces invited a total of 547 candidates to apply, 299 for Manitoba’s PNP (MPNP) and 248 for Saskatchewan’s Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan focused on inviting skilled workers to apply for provincial nominations. 

Manitoba 

For their fifth draw of the year, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent out Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to both skilled workers and international graduates in three different streams. In order to qualify for an LAA, applicants must register an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the Manitoba PNP. They are then given a ranked score out of 1,000 points based on a number of human capital factors such as work, education, and ties to the province. 

The minimum Expression of Interest (EOI) score for each stream varied, and were as follows: 

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 261 LAAs with a minimum EOI score of 459;
• International Education Stream: 3 LAAs with a minimum EOI score of 728; and
• Skilled Workers Overseas: 35 LAAs with no specified minimum EOI score.

Candidates who have been invited through these streams were able to receive LAAs due to their potential to supplement the labor market needs of the province. The MPNP primarily focuses on individuals whose skills are in high-demand in the province. 

For this draw, 35 Express Entry candidates were invited. Should these candidates successfully apply for a provincial nomination, they will receive an additional 600 points to their profile in the federal Express Entry system, effectively guaranteeing them an invitation to apply for permanent residency in the next Express Entry draw. 

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan’s PNP focused on inviting principal applicants eligible for either their Express Entry stream or their Occupations In-demand stream. Candidates were invited through the SINP’s International Skilled Worker category, after submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the province in order to apply. Candidates were also required to submit an Educational Credentials Assessment in order to prove their educational equivalent to Canadian education, as well as be eligible for one of 70 occupations in the province. 

For this draw, 72 candidates may potentially receive their invitations through the Express Entry stream. Similarly to Express Entry candidates from Manitoba, successful applicants will receive an additional 600 points to their profile in the federal Express Entry system. This guarantees them an invitation to apply for permanent residency in the next Express Entry draw. 

For the remaining 176 candidates potentially receiving their invitations through the Occupations In-demand stream, they will receive an invitation for provincial nomination based on their score in the SINP’s International Skilled Worker Points Assessment Grid, which ranks candidates based on their education, work experience, ties to Saskatchewan, and capacity to settle in the province. 

The Occupations In-demand stream was created for skilled workers without profiles in the Express Entry system. 

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