MB PNP - (Worker) Graduate Internship Pathway

Minimum criteria and requirements

Education

You must have completed a master's or doctoral program in Manitoba within the last 3 years.

Official Languages ​​Proficiency

Minimum Club/National Team Rank 7 (or equivalent).

Internship in Manitoba

You must complete a Mitacs Elevate or Mitacs Accelerate internship program (including Accelerate Entrepreneur) with an eligible industry-specific and research enterprise in Manitoba.

Employment in Manitoba

You are not required to have a job offer at the time of application.

Settlement Funds

You must demonstrate sufficient cash/liquid assets equivalent to the LICO requirement for independent financial resources over a 6-month period.

OR

You must be employed in a full-time, long-term position in Manitoba.

Adaptability

• You must be residing in Manitoba at the time of application.
• You must demonstrate your intention to remain in Manitoba after being nominated, including submitting a Career Employment Plan that shows your ability to develop a successful career path in Manitoba.

Who is ineligible to apply for the MPNP?

The following individuals are not eligible to apply for the MPNP:

• Asylum seekers, or individuals currently in federal appeals/deportation proceedings.
• Live-in Caregivers currently live in Canada.
• Temporary foreign workers are those working and residing in a province other than Manitoba.
• Spouse of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Individuals who have been rejected by the MPNP within the last 6 months and are unable to remedy the reason for rejection.
• Individuals with active immigration profiles under other provincial or federal immigration programs in Canada (Note: Express Entry profiles are not considered immigration profiles).

If you or your spouse already have an active MPNP profile, you are not eligible to apply for another MPNP stream/pathway.

How to Apply

This process applies to pathways within the Skilled Worker Stream and International Education Stream, excluding the International Student Entrepreneur Pilot. Pathways within the Business Investor Stream have a different, separate process and do not utilize the MPNP Online portal.

• Create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile.
• If you receive a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA), submit your complete application to the MPNP.
• The application will be thoroughly reviewed by an MPNP officer.
• Successful candidates will be nominated by the MPNP (Nominated).
• Within 180 days of your nomination, submit a separate application to the Government of Canada to apply for permanent residency for you and your family.

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