MPNP – Business Investor Stream – Entrepreneur Pathway

Age

Education

Business Experience

No points are awarded for other experience. For example, middle- or entry-level management experience or self-employed business ownership experience will not score any points under this criterion.

• 1. You must have a minimum 3 years of business ownership and/or senior manager experience in the past 5 years to be eligible to apply to the MPNP.
• 2. To qualify as a business owner you must have a minimum 3 years of business ownership experience in the past five years. To be considered as a business owner, your share ownership must be at least 33.33%.
• 3. Add your non-concurrent business ownership experience and senior manager experience to count your total years of experience.
• 4. Enter only full years of experience. Do not round up your years of experience.

Official Language Proficiency

Net worth

Business Investment

Economic Priorities

Value-added – if the business adds value to a product or service by utilizing Manitoba resources such as materials, plant and machinery, labour and expertise.

• 1. Recurring – if the business performs repeated acts of commerce in accordance with the business cycle for each particular industry sector.
• 2. Active business – if the activities of the business are being conducted for the purpose of generating profits.

Business Research Visit to Manitoba

Spouse language ability

Your spouse/common-law partner has CLB/NCLC 5 or above.

Ability in second official language

You or your spouse/common-law partner has CLB/NCLC 5 or above in Canada’s Second Official Language.

Close Relative in MB

You have a close relative currently residing in Manitoba for more than one year.

Child in MB

Your child is enrolled in an accredited Manitoba educational institution at least six months prior to the date of submission of EOI and is actively pursuing academic, professional or vocational training on a full-time basis.

Previous Study and/or work experience in MB

You or your accompanying spouse/common-law partner have completed a program of full-time study for at least one year at a post-secondary institution in Manitoba. You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner must have done this after you turned 18 years old and with a valid study permit; and/or You or your accompanying spouse/common-law partner have completed at least six months of continuous full time employment in Manitoba.