Manitoba nominee stream · MPNP-ISEP
MPNP International Student Entrepreneur Pilot (Manitoba)
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Manitoba graduates who have bought or built a business in the province and run it themselves.
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How it works
About the international student entrepreneur pilot
Capped at twenty nominations a year. Attending an information session is compulsory before you submit anything.
Applying from outside Canada: Not a route from abroad.
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
- A Manitoba post-secondary programme of at least two years, completed
- Aged between 21 and 35, with language at CLB 7
- A valid open work permit and continuous residence in Manitoba since graduating
- At least 51 per cent ownership, running the business daily for six months before nomination
- Twelve months of settlement funds, verified by a third party
Programme
The Manitoba programme right now
Open and drawing roughly monthly for the worker streams, with the most recent round on 10 September 2026. The Business Investor Stream is the exception: Manitoba states on its draws page that expression of interest draws for that stream are not currently being conducted, although it still accepts and assesses business expressions of interest. 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 18, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
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