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Talent Pool • Amazon intends to hire up to 50,000 employees. These will be primarily software development engineers as well as executive and administrative staff. Our city and province (governments, industry, academia), can help recruit workers, locally, nationally and internationally. • Accessing the Existing ICT Labour Force – We will help create partnerships with local ICT groups, such as the ICT Association of Manitoba (ICTAM), the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), New Media Manitoba and others, including the universities, who can assist with Amazon's efforts to recruit qualified individuals from Manitoba's existing workforce. Team Manitoba can also connect Amazon with recruitment firms that specialize in ICT talent. ICT Sector Employment ICT Employment by National Occupation Classification, 2016 ICT occupations • Nearly 33 per cent of Winnipeg's ICT occupations are computer programmers and interactive media developers and information systems analysts and consultants. • An estimated 1,000+ individuals work in management occupations within the ICT sector. They include computer and information systems managers and telecommunication carrier managers. IMMIGRATION Canada is a country that has been largely built on immigration. Immigration is part of Manitoba's talent development and attraction strategy. The Provincial Nominee Program is the centrepiece of our provincial immigration strategy. Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program • The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) is responsible for the selection of economic immigrants according to criteria developed by Manitoba that are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Canada-Manitoba Immigration Agreement. • The MPNP has two different selection processes, one for skilled workers and one for entrepreneurs. • All applicants approved by the MPNP become provincial nominees. Nominees must then apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for a permanent resident visa. CIC has the final authority to issue a permanent resident visa to any applicant if they are found to be true economic immigrants who pass security and medical background checks. • The MPNP selects skilled workers according to their ability to establish themselves economically, to make a long-term contribution to the Manitoba labour market and to demonstrate their bona fide intention to settle as permanent residents in the province. • Skilled workers apply via two paths: 1. Applicants currently working in Manitoba, and 2. Overseas applicants who can: – demonstrate their adaptability to Manitoba through strong connections, a viable settlement plan and sufficient, independent financial resources, and – be assessed sufficient points for age, education and training, work experience, and language ability. Location Total ICT % of Average % Change Industry Total 2011-2016 Canada 18,079,900 1,044,400 5.8 2.9 Manitoba 633,600 23,100 3.6 3.1 Winnipeg 425,100 18,400 4.3 2.3 Winnipeg % Share of Manitoba 67.1 79.7 Source: Statistics Canada A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 55

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