Manitoba PNP Skilled Worker Overseas Points Calculator
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program — Skilled Worker Overseas: points assessment (minimum 60 out of 100)
Check your points for Manitoba’s Skilled Worker Overseas pathway. The MPNP scores five factors out of 100: language, age, work experience, education and adaptability. You must score at least 60 and have a connection to Manitoba — without one, you are not eligible to apply, whatever your total.
Scoring factors last updated: November 3, 2026 · immigratemanitoba.com — Eligibility, Skilled Worker Overseas
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Who cannot apply to the MPNP
Whatever the points total, the MPNP does not accept an application from:
- Refugee claimants, or individuals involved in a federal appeal or removal process
- Live-in Caregivers currently living in Canada
- Temporary foreign workers currently working and residing in a province other than Manitoba
- Spouses of Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- Individuals refused by the MPNP within the last six months who cannot address the reason(s) for refusal
- Individuals with an active application with any other provincial or federal immigration program in Canada (an Express Entry profile is not an application)
- Anyone who, or whose spouse, already has an active MPNP application, for any other MPNP stream or pathway
Full points reference tables
Language proficiency (max. 25 points)
First official language (English or French): CLB / NCLC level
The level you meet in all four abilities (listening, reading, writing, speaking), from an MPNP-approved test taken no more than two years before you apply. If you speak both, choose the one you are most comfortable using. TEER 4 and 5 occupations need at least CLB / NCLC 4 to be eligible to apply.
| Points | |
|---|---|
| CLB 8 or higher | 20 |
| CLB 7 | 18 |
| CLB 6 | 16 |
| CLB 5 | 14 |
| CLB 4 | 12 |
| CLB 3 or lower | 0 |
Second official language: CLB / NCLC 5 or higher
| Second official language: CLB / NCLC 5 or higher | +5 |
Age (max. 10 points)
Age on the date the MPNP receives your full application
| Points | |
|---|---|
| 18 | 4 |
| 19 | 6 |
| 20 | 8 |
| 21 to 45 | 10 |
| 46 | 8 |
| 47 | 6 |
| 48 | 4 |
| 49 | 2 |
| 50 or older | 0 |
Work experience (max. 15 points)
Years of full-time work experience in the past five years
Only full-time jobs of six months (continuous) or longer count.
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Four years or more | 15 |
| Three years | 12 |
| Two years | 10 |
| One year | 8 |
| Less than one year | 0 |
Education (max. 25 points)
Highest level of education completed
Completed means you met every requirement and received the certificate, diploma or degree, from a recognized institution. The MPNP may require a third-party assessment of trades education and training.
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Master’s degree or doctorate | 25 |
| Two post-secondary programs of at least two years each | 23 |
| One post-secondary program of two years or longer | 20 |
| One one-year post-secondary program | 14 |
| Trade certificate | 14 |
| No formal post-secondary education | 0 |
Adaptability (max. 25 points)
Connection to Manitoba (only one counts, even if several apply)
A close relative is your or your spouse’s sibling, niece or nephew, aunt or uncle, first cousin, parent or grandparent. A relative or friend must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has lived in Manitoba continuously for at least one year and supports your settlement plan. Previous work means at least six consecutive months full-time for a Manitoba employer on a work permit.
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Close relative in Manitoba | 20 |
| Invitation to Apply received from the MPNP as part of a Strategic Recruitment Initiative | 20 |
| Previous work experience in Manitoba (at least six months) | 12 |
| Completed post-secondary program of two years or more in Manitoba | 12 |
| Completed post-secondary program of at least one academic year in Manitoba | 10 |
| Friend or distant relative living in Manitoba | 10 |
| No connection to Manitoba | Not eligible to apply |
Regional immigration: I have a connection to, and plan to settle in, a region of Manitoba outside the city of Winnipeg
Supplemental only: it cannot replace a connection to Manitoba. When you apply, you must show a convincing connection to that region.
| Regional immigration: I have a connection to, and plan to settle in, a region of Manitoba outside the city of Winnipeg | +5 |