Canada's fifth most populous province, Manitoba, has a considerably strong economy which is based on natural resources and related industries. In order to meet demands of industries and the economy, the province welcomes foreign skilled workers and professionals under Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). The eligible candidates having desired knowledge, training, skills, work experience and language proficiency are offered job opportunities that are in sync with Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program In-Demand Occupations. The list includes occupations and industries which are in demand in Manitoba. The provincial authorities keep updating the Manitoba In-Demand Occupation list as per the labour market information.
The province categories occupations, work profiles and industries that require efficient manpower and skilled people to support the economy. These occupations and work profiles also find place in the National Occupational Classification (NOC), which is the country’s standard system to describe occupations and industries. It is important to note that the eligibility criteria for occupations and industries in NOC list vary as per the demand of specific domains.
Provincial Economy
The robust and steady growth in the provincial economy is attributed to various industries and domains. The major contributors to the provincial economy are -
Manitoba is the largest producer of sunflower seeds, dry beans and potatoes in Canada. Portage la Prairie is a major potato processing centre. It is also an epicentre of McCain Foods and Simplot plants that provide French fries to fast food chains such as Wendy’s and McDonald’s. The provincial capital, Winnipeg, is known for Lake Winnipeg, tenth-largest freshwater lake in the world.
Another prominent location is Hudson Bay. It is the world's second-largest bay by area. Manitoba is at the heart of the giant Hudson Bay watershed which used to be the busiest fur trade centre. Around 12 percent of Canada's farmland is in Manitoba, hence agriculture, farming, cattle rearing and animal husbandry, are some prominent occupations and industries in Manitoba.
The agricultural and dairy production units are heavily dependent on transportation and warehousing facilities. These domains roughly provide employment to 34,500 people, or around 5 percent of Manitoba's population. The trucking companies account for 80 per cent of Manitoba's merchandise trade to the United States. Manitoba is headquarter of five of Canada's twenty-five largest employers in the for-hire trucking sector. Clearly, the trucking industry constitutes a major part of Manitoba’s economy.
Major employers in Manitoba are government and government-funded institutions, financial agencies, educational institutes, hospitals, private sector industries and so on.
Churchill's Arctic wildlife is a major tourist spot in this Canadian province. Manitoba is the only province in Canada with an Arctic deep-water seaport. Tourists also visit Manitoba to get a glimpse of polar bear and beluga whale.
Manitoba’s largest airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, is one of the unrestricted airports in Canada that operates 24X7. The airport handles approximately 195,000 tonnes of cargo annually, making it the third largest cargo airport in Canada.
The Manitoba PNP In-Demand Occupations List provides updated listings of different occupations that qualify as ‘in-demand’ in this Canadian province. According to Manitoba provincial nominee program in-demand list many occupations are limited to specific skilled streams of the Manitoba PNP. It means that candidates must fulfil eligibility criteria and requirements for specific occupation and immigration pathways. It is important to note that eligible candidates working in an in-demand occupation are given priority in Expression of Interest draws. In some cases, candidates are declared eligible for one of the immigration pathways despite not having relevant work experience in specific listed occupation.
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Some of the Manitoba PNP High In-Demand Occupation list are mentioned below -
▶ Healthcare
▶ Business and finance
▶ Agriculture and farming
▶ Animal Husbandry
▶ Transport
▶ General administration
▶ Sales and service
▶ Education
▶ Government service
▶ Occupations in natural and applied sciences
▶ Cargo
▶ Mining
▶ Forestry
▶ Electricity
▶ Tourism
▶ Occupations in social science, art, culture, sports, entertainment and recreation
▶ Occupations in processing and manufacturing units
▶ Occupations in primary industry
▶ Occupations in trade and equipment operator
▶ Rural in-demand occupations
Find below detailed list of occupation in demand in Manitoba province with NOC:
1 - Business, Finance and Administration Occupation
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level |
Min CLB |
SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0111 | Financial managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0112 | Human resources managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0114 | Other administrative services managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | |
| 0121 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0122 | Banking, credit and other investment managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0124 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1111 | Financial auditors and accountants | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1112 | Financial and investment analysts | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1114 | Other financial officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1121 | Human resources professionals | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1123 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1221 | Administrative officers | B | 5 | ● | ● | |
| 1223 | Human resources and recruitment officers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1224 | Property administrators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1241 | Administrative assistants | B | 5 | ● | ● | |
| 1242 | Legal administrative assistants | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1251 | Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 1311 | Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
2 - Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0211 | Engineering managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0212 | Architecture* and science managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0213 | Computer and information systems managers | 0 | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2121 | Biologists and related scientists | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2123 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2131 | Civil engineers | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronics engineers | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2151 | Architects | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2154 | Land surveyors * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2211 | Chemical technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2212 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2221 | Biological technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2222 | Agricultural and fish products inspectors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2232 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2233 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2234 | Construction estimators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2242 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2244 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2253 | Drafting technologists and technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2271 | Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 2282 | User support technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
3 - Health occupations
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0311 | Managers in Health Care | A | 7 | ● | ● | |
| 3131 | Pharmacists * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3132 | Dietitians* and nutritionists | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3141 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3142 | Physiotherapists * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3143 | Occupational therapists * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3211 | Medical laboratory technologists * | B | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3212 | Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3213 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists * | B | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists * | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3219 | Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3222 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists * | B | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 3236 | Massage therapists | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
4 - Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4112 | Lawyers and Quebec notaries * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4151 | Psychologists * | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4152 | Social workers | A | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4153 | Family, marriage and other related counsellors | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4161 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4163 | Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4164 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4165 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4166 | Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4167 | Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4168 | Program officers unique to government | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4211 | Paralegal and related occupations | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4214 | Early childhood educators and assistants | B | 7 | ● | ● | ● |
| 4215 | Instructors of persons with disabilities | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
5 - Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0513 | Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5131 | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | A | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5225 | Audio and video recording technicians | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5241 | Graphic designers and illustrators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5242 | Interior designers and interior decorators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5243 | Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 5254 | Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
6 - Sales and service occupations
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0601 | Corporate sales managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | |
| 0621 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | |
| 0651 | Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | |
| 6221 | Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6222 | Retail and wholesale buyers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6232 | Real estate agents and salespersons | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6235 | Financial sales representatives | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6311 | Food service supervisors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6322 | Cooks | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 6332 | Bakers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
7 - Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0711 | Construction managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0712 | Home building and renovation managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0714 | Facility operation and maintenance managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0731 | Managers in transportation | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7232 | Tool and die makers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7233 | Sheet metal workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7241 | Electricians (except industrial and power system) ** | B | 6 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians ** | B | 6 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7244 | Electrical power line and cable workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7246 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7251 | Plumbers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7271 | Carpenters | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7284 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7311 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7313 | Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics ** | B | 6 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7315 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7316 | Machine fitters | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7321 | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7361 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7362 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 7371 | Crane operators ** | B | 6 | ● | ● | ● |
8 - Occupations unique to primary industry
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
9 - Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
| NOC | Occupation Title | Skill Level | Min CLB | SWO | SWM | IES |
| 0911 | Manufacturing managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 0912 | Utilities managers | 0 | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
| 9241 | Power engineers and power systems operators | B | 5 | ● | ● | ● |
* Regulated Occupation
** Compulsory Trade
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