Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals Program

The Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) Program supports internationally educated professionals towards their goal of working in their professional field in Manitoba.
  • Government of Manitoba
Overview of the Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals Program program:

The Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) Program supports internationally educated professionals towards their goal of working in their professional field in Manitoba. It provides non-repayable financial assistance to help IEPs with assessment and training costs while pursuing registration in one of Manitoba’s 28 non-nursing self-regulated professions.

Benefits of the Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals Program program:
  • Eligible participants may receive the following:
  • Up to $23,000 in non-repayable financial assistance to cover assessment and training costs as required by the regulator to complete the registration process. This includes costs for:
    • Language training and assessments, where required by the regulator
    • Assessments of knowledge, skills, experience and character
    • Required upgrading, including bridging programs and in-person or online courses
    • Regulator recognized exam prep-courses
    • Interim/conditional registration costs
    • Other mandatory assessments, exams and training fees
Eligibility criteria of the Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals Program program:
  • To be eligible you must:
  • Currently reside in Manitoba
  • Be an immigrant who is a Naturalized Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or a Protected Person as determined by the Government of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)
  • Have prior international education and work experience in a Manitoba regulated profession
  • Be either unemployed, underemployed in a job that is not aligned with your field of education and professional skillset, or working in your field without professional registration
  • Have started the registration process with a Manitoba regulator
  • Be motivated and able to complete the registration process in a timely, efficient and continuous manner
  • Intend to work in Manitoba after professional registration
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