MPNP – Skilled Workers Overseas (SWO) – Manitoba Support

*If the applicant is demonstrating an established connection to Manitoba through the support of family members or friends (Manitoba Support):

A Manitoba Supporter is an established resident of the province who is a friend or relative of the applicant and is willing and able to review and endorse the applicant’s plan for settling and finding employment in their destination community. A Manitoba Supporter must be the applicant’s close relative or friend/distant relative, and must be,

• able to provide documents proving they reside and are established in Manitoba and have been living in the province continuously for at least one year (e.g., copy of Manitoba Health Card);
• a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
• able to demonstrate sufficiently close ties to the applicant and to Manitoba;
• able to demonstrate that any applications they previously supported resulted in successful, permanent economic establishment in Manitoba; and
• able to support the applicant’s Settlement Plan.
• For close relatives, both the applicant and the supporter must provide documents proving their familial relationship. Close relatives may support the application of more than one skilled worker at a time provided they satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to do so.

To be considered a close relative, a Manitoba Supporter must be related to the applicant (or the applicant’s spouse) as their

• sister or brother,
• niece or nephew (i.e., child of your sister or brother),
• aunt or uncle (i.e., brother or sister of your mother or father),
• first cousin (i.e., child of your aunt or uncle),
• mother or father, or
• grandmother or grandfather.

For friends and distant relatives, their household must not be currently supporting the settlement of another MPNP applicant, provincial nominee or person under another Canadian immigration program.

Applicants with a Manitoba Supporter should declare that person and their contact information for correspondence with the MPNP so that your Supporter is authorized to discuss your application. The MPNP requires up-to-date contact information for your Manitoba Supporter. Your Supporter must inform the MPNP if they move to a new address or if there are any other changes to their contact information. If the MPNP is unable to contact your Supporter using the information on file, your application may be refused.

Note: The MPNP is not a sponsorship program. Because the MPNP is an economic immigration program, all applicants must be employable and adaptable skilled workers with job-ready English, sufficient settlement funds and the genuine intention and ability to economically establish in Manitoba as permanent residents.