Business Class
Canada’s Business Immigration Program is designed to attract experienced business people to immigrate to Canada. Canada is looking for experienced business people from around the world who will contribute to Canada’s economic development and help Canada’s economy grow.
If you are interested in coming to Canada as a business immigrant, there
are three categories under which you can apply:
Each category has specific requirements that you must meet in order to be successful. Choosing the right category to apply under is very important because once you’ve made an application under one business category, Canada Citizenship and Immigration will not allow you to change your application.
Our lawyers can
advise you of the most appropriate class for your business immigration
application and prepare your application to show Citizenship and
Immigration Canada how your business experience meets the applicable
criteria.
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To qualify as an Investor under the Federal Investor Program, you must:
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have at least 2 years of business experience either managing or managing/owning a specified percentage of a succesful business;
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have a legally obtained, minimum net worth of at least C$800,000; and
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make a C$400,000 investment (for at least five years and without interest) in a federally-approved provincial project that helps employ Canadians.
Your C$400,000 investment is managed by the Government of Canada and is guaranteed by the province(s) where the project(s) is taking place. The Government will return your investment to you after five years. Financing options are available with several, government-approved Canadian banks and credit unions should you wish to finance the required investment of C$400,000.
To qualify as an
investor, you must also obtain a score of 35 points under the Investor
selection criteria point system.
As an investor, you are free to settle anywhere in Canada.
However, if you are applying as an investor in Quebec, you must
agree to settle in Quebec.
The Federal Entrepreneur Program is designed to attract immigrants from
around the world who will own and actively manage businesses in Canada
that create jobs for Canadians and help Canada’s economy grow.
To qualify as an Entrepreneur, you must:
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have at least 2 years of business experience;
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have a legally obtained minimum net worth of at least C$300,000; and
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manage and own (at least a third of) a qualifying business in Canada for 1 year within the first 3 years after you immigrate and create at least 1 full-time position at the business for a Canadian or permanent resident (other than yourself and your family members).
You must also
obtain a score of 35 points under the Entrepreneur selection criteria
point system.
The Self-Employed Persons Program is geared towards attracting
immigrants who have demonstrated their ability to become self-employed
in Canada in the following three areas: arts and culture, athletics or
agriculture (farm management).
To qualify as a Self-Employed Person, you must have:
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2 years of experience that will contribute to arts, culture or athletics in Canada; or
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2 years of experience in farm management and the ability/intention to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.
You must also
obtain a score of 35 points under the Self-Employed selection criteria
point system.