Index of Available Immigration Programs
1. Business Programs 1.1. Investors Program 1.2. Entrepreneurs Program 1.3. Self-employed Worker Program 1. Business Programs The Business Immigration Program seeks to attract experienced business people to Canada who will support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy. Business immigrants are expected to make a C$400,000 investment or to own and manage businesses in Canada. Canada and Québec have three classes of business immigrants: • investors; • entrepreneurs and; • self-employed persons. Each application can be made for only one class and cannot be changed once the application is submitted. The criteria you must meet to qualify are different for each class. Find out if you can immigrate as one of the following: Investors, Entrepreneurs, Self-employed 1.1. Investors program To be eligible for this program, you must: • have net assets of at least C$800,000, acquired through lawful economic activities; • have managed a qualifying business and controlled a percentage of equity of the qualifying business for at least two years in the period beginning five years before the date of application, or • have managed the equivalent of at least five full-time employees per year in a business for at least two years in the period beginning five years before the date of application; • make a C$400,000, investment. Your investment is managed by Citizenship and immigration Canada (CIC). CIC will return your entire investment, without interest, five years after payment. Click for FREE Evaluation in Investors program ... 1.2. Entrepreneurs program To be eligible for this program, you must: • have net assets of at least C$300,000, acquired through lawful economic activities. • have managed a qualifying business and have had control of a percentage of equity of the qualifying business for at least two years in the period that begins five years before you submit your application and ends when a decision is made on your application. Your business must not be operated primarily for the purpose of deriving investment income, such as interest, dividends or capital gains. Assessment of the application will take into account other factors such as: • your age and the age of your spouse, where applicable; • education;
• your language skills; • your personal qualities.
An entrepreneur who becomes a permanent resident must, for a period of at least one year within the period of three years after the day on which the entrepreneur becomes a permanent resident, meet the following conditions: • the entrepreneur must control a percentage of the equity of a qualifying Canadian business equal to or greater than 33 1/3 per cent. • the entrepreneur must provide active and on-going management of the qualifying Canadian business. and • the entrepreneur must create at least one full-time job equivalent in the qualifying Canadian business for Canadian citizens or permanent residents, other than the entrepreneur and their family members. Click for FREE Evaluation in Entrepreneurs program... 1.3. Self-employed worker program
To be eligible for this program, you must: • be a self-employed person who has a minimum of two years experience, during the period beginning five years before the date of application, in one of the following activities: cultural activities, athletics or the management of a farm; • demonstrate that you have the intention and the ability to create your own job in Canada and to make a significant contribution to Canada in one of the activities described above. Assessment of the application will take into account other factors such as: • your age and the age of your spouse, where applicable • education • your language skills • your personal qualities. Click for FREE Evaluation in Self Employed program ...