1. Direct Employer – A company can request and obtain approval for job offers presented to foreign workers who meet the job requirements. This is provided that the company can prove it made efforts to hire Canadian Citizens and/or Permanent Residents, without filling the vacancy.
2. Family Support – Manitoba Residents can sponsor family members living abroad, as long as they are direct relatives, including: parents, children, siblings, uncles, grandparents or cousins.
3. Community Support – Cultural organizations and Community Partners can enter into an agreement to sponsor foreigners.
4. International Students – It allows foreign students to remain in Manitoba following completion of their studies. This applies only if they qualify for the post-graduate program, or if they have been offered employment by a local company.
5. General Stream – Similar to the Federal Point System, there is an opportunity for applicants to earn more points; firstly - if they can prove that a family member or friend lives in the Province, or secondly - if an they completed an post-secondary program, in the Province (excluding language courses).
6. Government sponsored initiatives.

1. Minimum personal assets of $250,000 CAD.
2. Minimum of $150,000 CAD to invest in the Province
3. Business Management experience
4. Exploratory visit to Manitoba
5. Deposit of $75,000 CAD with the Province, as a guarantee that a business will be created and/or purchased. In most cases the money will be returned once the business has been established.

   Manitoba is an expression of the Cree dialect that combines the words "Manitou" and "bah", which together mean
"The straights of a great spirit". This is a reference to the Manitoba Lake straights: wherein waves crash against the rocks and they produce a bell-like noise that sounds like a cry and is therefore associated with a spirit.

   The people of Manitoba have many ethnic and cultural differences. The Province has the largest concentrations of Mennonite and Ukrainian people in Canada. As well, it houses the largest French-speaking population in Western Canada. Half of the population lives in the city of Winnipeg.

   Located in the geographical center of North America, Manitoba has been enriched economically and culturally, by generations of immigrants the world over. This makes it one of the most diverse and stable economies in Canada.

   The economy was initially rooted in agriculture. But nowadays manufacturing and transportation serve as the backbone to Manitoba’s financial system, which has surpassed $35 billion dollars. A mixture of solid companies, led by the service sector accounts for 72% of the GDP. Included in this rate are other sectors, such as: mining, metals, hydro-electrical energy, electronics and textiles.

   The Province’s economic success was achieved through a combination of factors, including: competitive costs, favoritable tax rates, a committed workforce and a quality of life that is superior to any other in world.

   Among the advantages that this province provides are:

• Competitive corporate expenses, low cost realty, low construction costs and reasonable taxes..
• Low cost electricity; as a result of a reliable hydroelectric infrastructure.
• An educated, productive and multilingual labour force.
• Advanced and extensive electronic network, including over 75,000 Kilometres of fiber-optic broadband cable, with high speed and density capabilities.
• Solid infrastructure for Research and Development.
• Economic infrastructure and flexible transportation links; for land, air or sea passage.