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This temporary open-work-permit measure is for temporary workers in Manitoba who are prospective Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program candidates.
You’re a temporary worker in **Manitoba**.
A current employer is involved through a required letter of employment, while Manitoba must issue the open-work-permit support letter.
You have a letter of employment from your current employer.
You have an open work permit support letter issued by Manitoba on or before December 31, 2025.
What makes this route distinctive is not an occupation but work authorisation, status in Canada and Manitoba pre-screening. The criteria are: currently holding a valid work permit; having held a work permit that was valid on 7 May 2024 (still eligible if that permit has since expired, needing only to restore status when applying for this open work permit, with no requirement to have applied for restoration within 90 days of losing status); or being authorised to work without a work permit until a decision is made on a work-permit renewal application, which must have been applied for on or before 7 May 2024 with no negative decision. The applicant must be in Canada and have valid temporary resident status when applying and when the decision is made, or apply to restore status when applying. The applicant must also have a letter of employment from their current employer and an open work permit support letter issued by Manitoba on or before 31 December 2025, confirming placement in Manitoba's Expression of Interest pool under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program on or before that date.
To be eligible for this open work permit (OWP), you must meet the following criteria: - You currently hold a valid work permit. - You held a work permit that was valid on May 7, 2024. - You’re still eligible even if your work permit has expired since then. - You just need to restore your status when you apply for this OWP. - You **don’t** need to have applied for restoration within 90 days of losing your status. - You’re authorized to work without a work permit until a decision is made on your work permit renewal application - You must have applied on or before May 7, 2024, and you can’t have gotten a negative decision on your application. - in Canada and will have **valid temporary resident status** when you apply and when a decision is made on your application, or - in Canada and will apply to restore your status when you apply for this OWP You have a letter of employment from your current employer. You have an open work permit support letter issued by Manitoba on or before December 31, 2025. The support letter confirms that you were placed in Manitoba’s Expression of Interest pool under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program on or before December 31, 2025.
The permit is open and allows work in Manitoba for up to 2 years. The official source does not state family rights.
This open work permit allows you to work in Manitoba for up to 2 years.
If approved, the open work permit can be issued for up to 2 years. The temporary measure is open until 31 December 2027 and is for prospective Manitoba PNP candidates rather than applicants already nominated. The official source does not state a renewal mechanism.
This open work permit allows you to work in Manitoba for up to 2 years.
Open until December 31, 2027
This work permit is **not** for applicants who were already nominated by a province or territory under the Provincial Nominee Program.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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