Business Immigration:
The Business Immigration Program seeks to attract experienced business people to Canada who will support the development of the Canadian economy.
Business immigrants are expected to make an investment or to own and manage businesses in Canada, and must meet certain experience and/or net worth criteria.
The criteria you must meet to qualify are different for each class, each application can be made for only one class and the class cannot be changed once the application is submitted.
Start-Up Visa Program
The Start-Up Visa Program enables immigrant entrepreneurs to launch innovative businesses that will create jobs in Canada and, eventually, compete globally. The Start-Up Visa Program links immigrant entrepreneurs with private sector groups in Canada that have experience working with start-ups and can provide essential resources.
To be eligible to receive a start-up visa for a business venture, you must:
Prove your business idea is supported by a designated investor organization;
Get your business idea funded, AND
Meet the other requirements for language proficiency, educations and have the necessary settlement funds.
Before you apply for the Start-up visa, you must convince a designated angel investor group or venture capital fund to invest in your business idea. If the investor organization decides to fund your business idea, they will give you a letter of support.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has temporarily stopped accepting applications under the immigrant investor program and the Federal entrepreneur program. this temporarily pause will go on until further notice.
Self-employed Category
The Self-Employed Persons Program seeks to attract applicants who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Self-employed persons are required to have either:
- relevant experience, at a world-class level, that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or
- experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.
To find out whether any of the available business immigration categories best suits your circumstances, please Contact Us NOW:
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