Hi, just thought I would post here about a rural immigration pilot that has just started up in my local area. 'Winkler, Manitoba.' This is an upcoming area with a lot of manufacturing and trade jobs. Check out the website below:
https://wsedc.ca/immigration/
WSEDC Pilot Manitoba
Immigration Initiative
WSEDC in partnership with Immigration Pathways has agreed to a pilot immigration initiative to address the urgent short and long-term labour needs, demonstrated by employers in the Winkler-Stanley region. This program, in 2023 can take up to 100 applications, and in 2024 and 2025 can take up to 150 applications per year. Candidates endorsed by the WSEDC (who have a labour market attachment via the WSEDC Regional Labour Forecast Report) are not required to conduct an in-person exploratory visit.
If an applicant qualifies and receives a community letter of endorsement, it should be understood that the endorsement letter is only that, and the WSEDC does not have any authority to approve an applicant. Decisions to invite an applicant to apply and possible nomination are determined completely by the Province of Manitoba.
To qualify, applicants must meet the community selection criteria, listed below, and meet the adaptability requirements associated with the job demands in our region.
Language Proficiency
IELTS – CLB 4 in each category – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing as a minimum.
Age
Our program is open to those between the ages of 21 and 45. Applicants over the age of 45 may be considered, only if minimum MPNP required score of 60 points is met.
Work Experience
Minimum two years full-time work experience in the past five years in declared intended occupation.
Education
At least one-year post-secondary education or training program leading to a diploma degree or certificate.
Adaptability
Candidates that meet the community selection criteria will be screened/interviewed based on being labour market-ready based on a Regional Labour Forecast Report and intending to reside in the Winkler-Stanley Region.
Those selected by the selection committee will receive a Winkler-Stanley Community Endorsement Letter. This letter only adds support to a candidate's MPNP application. You must meet the MPNP criteria in order to be nominated for permanent residency by the Province of Manitoba, not by the City of Winkler or the RM of Stanley.
Settlement Funds
Applicants selected are required to meet 50 percent of the low-income cut-ff (LICO)
https://wsedc.ca/immigration/
WSEDC Pilot Manitoba
Immigration Initiative
WSEDC in partnership with Immigration Pathways has agreed to a pilot immigration initiative to address the urgent short and long-term labour needs, demonstrated by employers in the Winkler-Stanley region. This program, in 2023 can take up to 100 applications, and in 2024 and 2025 can take up to 150 applications per year. Candidates endorsed by the WSEDC (who have a labour market attachment via the WSEDC Regional Labour Forecast Report) are not required to conduct an in-person exploratory visit.
If an applicant qualifies and receives a community letter of endorsement, it should be understood that the endorsement letter is only that, and the WSEDC does not have any authority to approve an applicant. Decisions to invite an applicant to apply and possible nomination are determined completely by the Province of Manitoba.
To qualify, applicants must meet the community selection criteria, listed below, and meet the adaptability requirements associated with the job demands in our region.
Language Proficiency
IELTS – CLB 4 in each category – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing as a minimum.
Age
Our program is open to those between the ages of 21 and 45. Applicants over the age of 45 may be considered, only if minimum MPNP required score of 60 points is met.
Work Experience
Minimum two years full-time work experience in the past five years in declared intended occupation.
Education
At least one-year post-secondary education or training program leading to a diploma degree or certificate.
Adaptability
Candidates that meet the community selection criteria will be screened/interviewed based on being labour market-ready based on a Regional Labour Forecast Report and intending to reside in the Winkler-Stanley Region.
Those selected by the selection committee will receive a Winkler-Stanley Community Endorsement Letter. This letter only adds support to a candidate's MPNP application. You must meet the MPNP criteria in order to be nominated for permanent residency by the Province of Manitoba, not by the City of Winkler or the RM of Stanley.
Settlement Funds
Applicants selected are required to meet 50 percent of the low-income cut-ff (LICO)
