The Manitoba government is expanding efforts to recruit and retain health-care professionals by inviting more than 300 temporary foreign workers to stay and continue their careers in the province, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino and Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced Tuesday.

The initiative, part of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), aims to strengthen the province’s health system by addressing staffing shortages across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Through the latest expression of interest (EOI) draw, 328 health-care workers currently employed in Manitoba have been invited to apply for permanent residency.

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The invitations include 187 health-care aides, 21 physicians, 11 registered nu

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