Licensing guide · Manitoba

How to Become a Foreign Worker Recruiter in Manitoba

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Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch to work as a foreign worker recruiter in Manitoba or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
Foreign Worker Recruiter
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“A licence is required from Employment Standards for persons engaging in foreign worker recruitment in Manitoba under the *Worker Recruitment and Protection Act*.”

From gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $100
  • 3 steps without a listed fee

  1. Get an application form from the Employment Standards website or by contacting Employment Standards.

    Source
    “Download an application form from www.manitoba.ca/labour/standards/forms.html or contact Employment Standards.”
    gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

  2. Fill out the form, which asks for detailed business information and character background.

    Source
    “The application is designed to gather substantial business detail and character background.”
    gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

  3. Deliver the completed form to Employment Standards by taking it there, mailing it, or faxing it.

    Source
    “The completed form can be taken, mailed, or faxed to Employment Standards.”
    gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

  4. Begin recruitment activities once the licence has been received.

    Source
    “Recruiters may begin recruitment activities once their licence is received.”
    gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-registration_info,factsheet.html

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $100

One-time fees listed for Trained in Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $100 100%
One-time total $100 100%

3 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

No separate route for this group.

Source
“Consideration for a foreign worker recruitment licence will only be given to a person who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Manitoba, a bar of another province, the Chambre des notaries du Québec, or the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).”
gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

No separate route for this group.

Source
“Consideration for a foreign worker recruitment licence will only be given to a person who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Manitoba, a bar of another province, the Chambre des notaries du Québec, or the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).”
gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

Official page for this route

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Good character

Other

  • Only a person who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Manitoba, a bar of another province, the Chambre des notaries du Québec, or the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council will be considered for a licence.

    Source
    “Consideration for a foreign worker recruitment licence will only be given to a person who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Manitoba, a bar of another province, the Chambre des notaries du Québec, or the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).”
    gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory can register in Manitoba.

Source
“Consideration for a foreign worker recruitment licence will only be given to a person who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Manitoba, a bar of another province, the Chambre des notaries du Québec, or the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).”
gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Check a move between two provinces

Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Exams

Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Manitoba Employment Standards Branch

Demand and pay

No Job Bank wage or outlook data for this occupation yet.

Foreign worker recruiters in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 0 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

  • British Columbia Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut Not confirmed yet

Compare foreign worker recruiter licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Employment Standards | Employment Standards | Foreign Worker Recruitment Licence Information gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-license_info,factsheet.html · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Employment Standards | Employment Standards | Employer Registration Information gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,wrpa-registration_info,factsheet.html · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a foreign worker recruiter in Manitoba?

Yes. Registration with the Manitoba Employment Standards Branch is required to practise in Manitoba, and to use the title Foreign Worker Recruiter.

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