Province of Manitoba establishes Immigration Advisory Board

The provincial program Manitoba nominated 6,275 people in 2021, a record number of candidates since the program's inception in 1998. In total, more than 165,000 people have immigrated to Manitoba over the years.

Only 21% of applicants in 2021 settled outside the province's largest city, Winnipeg, despite the pre-pandemic pilot program of immigration to northern and rural areas. The most frequent settlements for newcomers were in the following cities:

• Brandon;

• Nepava;

• Steinbach;

• Winkler;

• Thompson;

• Portage la Prairie.

Service sector professionals came to Manitoba the most in 2021:

• drivers;

• cashiers in cafes and canteens;

• controllers in catering establishments;

• cooks.

Check out the history of selections in Manitoba and learn more about its provincial immigration program.