As per the latest news, Manitoba had already issued invitations to immigration candidates in skilled workers overseas draw held on April 11.

The skilled workers' overseas creek is a vital component of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program that allows the province to elect a behemoth number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residency every year.

The draw held on 11 April issued 352 invitations to two groups of aspirants, inculcating an uncountable number with a profile in the Federal Express Entry System.

For assistance, the Express Entry System manages the ally of candidates for three most important Canadas main economic immigration categories - Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trade Class, and Canadian Experience Class.

As an addition, Express Entry Candidates obtain an additional 600 points with a provincial nomination from Manitoba for their Express Entry Ranking Score. They effectively guarantee an invitation for Canadian permanent residency.

To be a validated candidate for a provincial nomination from Manitoba, Express Entry candidates must submit a separate Expression Of Interest (EOI) profile to the MPNP.

Qualified EOI profiles are given ranks based on scores awarded for factors that include work experience, education, and Candidates network to Manitoba. The highest ranked candidates are invited to apply for a provincial nomination through a regular draw from the pool.

Express Entry Candidates who were invited for April 11 draw were required to have valid express entry ID and job seeker accredited code with at least 6-month work experience in the earlier mentioned work domain listed by MPNP.

The other group inculcates the below-mentioned criteria:

• A close relative residing in Manitoba or past education or work experience in Manitoba;
• Recent experience of at least six months in an occupation on Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations list; and
• Minimum language proficiency in English or French of CLB/NCLC 5 unless the work experience is primarily in a regulated occupation, in which case the requirement is a minimum of CLB/NCLC 7, or a compulsory trade, in which case the minimum is CLB/NCLC 6.

The lowest score in both above-mentioned categories is 561.

As a surprise, the April 11 draw had also issued 51 invitations to candidates under MPNP strategic Requirement Initiative. This covers overseas requirement missions arranged by the MPNP in collaboration with Manitoba businesses.

The ever low-rank aspirants invited through a strategic Requirement Initiative was 695.