How it works
About the business investor: farm investor pathway
You must live on the farm and run it yourself. Passive investment and hiring a third-party manager are both expressly excluded.
Applying from outside Canada: Open from abroad, but the research visit is mandatory and the interview is conducted in English or French.
Source: the province's own page for this stream. Last checked September 11, 2026. Provinces change stream criteria without notice, so confirm the detail before you rely on it.
Requirements
What this stream asks for
- Three years of documented farm ownership and operating experience
- Net worth of at least $500,000
- An investment of at least $300,000 in eligible tangible farm assets
- A compulsory farm business research visit to Manitoba
- Living on the farm and actively managing it, with genuine primary production and a value-added activity
Programme
The Manitoba programme right now
Open and drawing roughly monthly. The Career Employment Pathway for Manitoba graduates is being wound down: in June 2026 the province invited its candidates to move across to the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway, and no draw has selected that pathway since. Manitoba has not used the word closed, and its criteria page is still published.
Manitoba excludes several groups from every pathway: refugee claimants, live-in caregivers in Canada, temporary workers living in another province, spouses of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and anyone with an active application to another provincial or federal programme. Holding an Express Entry profile does not count as an application.
Official MPNP page Official draw results
Checked against the province's own pages on September 11, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
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