Success: MPNP PFL re IES
The MPNP program may be the best way of getting PR status in Canada. We have clients from around the world who come to Manitoba. We love helping our clients and we love helping local businesses. Winnipeg needs highly skilled workers in various categories and the program is regularly updating and changing. Through our MPNP Representative Portal, we are able to guide our clients through all the steps. If an MPNP Officer has a concern regarding an application, they must give the applicant a chance to respond to their concerns. In cases of misrepresentation, the application may be banned for 2 years (this is different from the federal ban of 5 years per A40 of IRPA). We have never had a client banned by MPNP.
In this case, our client applied to MPNP by himself. He graduated from a study program in Manitoba and he got a 1 year PGWP. If you have read our previous posts, you will know that we do not recommend short study programs. It can be very difficult to go through all the necessary steps on a short work permit. In general, we recommend a minimum 2 year study program.
Our client came to us last year with a serious situation. He submitted his MPNP EOI by himself and he was quickly selected within the IES category. In this situation, that is the best chance at being selected as he did not have to wait for 6 months of work experience. He was selected based on the connection between his studies and his work experience. After he was selected and he received his LAA, he thought he was on a path to PR status.
Unfortunately, the MPNP Officer who was in charge of his case disagreed. The Officer did not see the connection between his studies and his work experience and decided that he may not be eligible within the IES category. Our client received a PFL and he had 30 days to respond to the Officer’s concerns.
Our client made the very good decision to immediately contact CIL for help. We reviewed all the documents submitted to MPNP. We contacted his employer in Winnipeg. We reviewed his studies and all the courses which he completed as part of his study program. We worked with our client to draft a detailed explanation to the Officer to explain the connection between his studies and his work experience to show that, in fact, he was eligible within the IES category.
As you can see from the title, this is a success story. After many hours of work, we submitted the package and the Officer agreed. We addressed each of the Officer’s concerns and we clearly showed that our client qualified for this category.
Congratulations to our client!
After fixing this situation, our client was both relieved and excited to go to the next step. He was back on track to get PR status. He is, of course, very thankful for all the work done by our office. He provided a 5 STAR review on Google.
We look forward to working with our client in the future so he can achieve his immigration dreams!