Immigration Pushes Canadian Province’s Population Growth to 40 Year High

Cold winters have historically discouraged Canadian immigrants from settling in Manitoba, but a path to permanent residence through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program has increased the number of immigrants arriving in Manitoba and led to its largest population increase in 40 years this year

The population of Manitoba, a province in Canada’s prairie region, increased by 16,227 people over the last 12 months, which is the most in 40 years, according to the Manitoba provincial government.

The arrival of 15,199 immigrants to Manitoba over the last 12 months, the highest number since 1946, was the main reason for this year’s record population increase.

Many of the immigrants arrived through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), which allows temporary residents with six months of work experience in Manitoba to qualify for nomination by the provincial government for permanent residence, subject to meeting official language proficiency requirements for semi-skilled workers.

Manitoba has historically drawn a low percentage of total Canadian immigrants due to its frigid winters and lack of any coastal cities, which tend to be favoured over inland cities.

To reverse this trend, the Manitoba government has been requesting that Citizenship and Immigration Canada increase the cap on the number of immigrants the province can nominate through its provincial nominee program from the current 5,000, to 20,000 by 2016.

2 thoughts on “Immigration Pushes Canadian Province’s Population Growth to 40 Year High

  1. hiii all memebers of mpnp,
    i am prashant patel from india and i done master
    in pharmacy ,currently working as pharmacist.
    my query is i wants to apply mpnp this year under
    friend support category but one obstacle in my
    way is my IELTS result was expired.
    and the mpnp this year cap is open in mar-april
    2015.but,for ielts no exam dates is available till
    may-2015.and if i wait till my new IELTS result i
    worry about CAP FOR FRIEND SUPPORT IS FULL.
    so,please someone advise me about resolving this
    matter.
    CAN I APPLY WITHOUT IELTS RESULT AND SEND
    THIS AFTER FEW MONTHS?
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    PLEASE REPLY.

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