The table below summarizes minimum requirements from provincial official pages checked on October 19, 2026. Meeting the minimum doesn't mean you'll be invited; provinces score and select the highest-ranking candidates.
Minimum requirements compared
| Manitoba – Entrepreneur Pathway | Alberta – Rural Entrepreneur | Newfoundland and Labrador – International Entrepreneur | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net worth | CAD 500,000, verified by a province-approved third party | CAD 300,000 (your or your spouse's assets) | CAD 600,000 in personal and business assets transferable to Canada |
| Investment | CAD 250,000 in the Winnipeg region; CAD 150,000 outside it | CAD 100,000 of your or your spouse's own equity | CAD 200,000 (at least 33.3% ownership), or CAD 1 million in equity |
| Experience | 3 years full-time in the last 5 as an owner (33.3%+) or senior manager | 3 years as owner/manager or 4 years as senior manager in the last 10 | 2 years as owner (25%+) in the last 5, or 5 years as senior manager in the last 10 |
| Language | CLB/NCLC 5 | CLB/NCLC 4 in each skill | CLB 5 (CELPIP, IELTS or TEF) |
| Education | Canadian high school equivalent | High school equivalent with an ECA | High school equivalent, ECA within 5 years |
| Job creation | At least 1 job for a citizen or PR (excluding owners and relatives) | New businesses: at least 1 full-time job for 6+ months | At least 1 full-time job for a local resident |
| Other | Exploratory visit recommended within 1 year before the EOI | Community support letter from a rural community; exploratory visit required | Age 21 to 59; exploratory visit required if applying from outside the province |
Alberta – Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur
For graduates of non-Canadian universities within the last 10 years (with an ECA) who want to launch innovative start-ups in Alberta: a recommendation letter from an AAIP-designated agency, a minimum investment of CAD 100,000 in urban centres or CAD 50,000 in regional areas outside Calgary and Edmonton, CLB/NCLC 5, at least 6 months of management or ownership experience, and settlement funds.
Other provinces
British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia requirements must be read directly on the provinces' sites (their pages blocked automated access when we checked).
Note Net worth and investment amounts can change at any time. Check the provincial page right before submitting an EOI.
Official sources
- Eligibility - Entrepreneur Pathway (Government of Manitoba) ↗
- Rural Entrepreneur Stream – Eligibility (Government of Alberta) ↗
- Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream – Eligibility (Government of Alberta) ↗
- Eligibility Criteria - Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) ↗
- BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration ↗
- New Brunswick Business Immigration Stream ↗
Entrepreneur streams by province
The process: exploratory visit, commitment, nomination
Comparing provinces