Looking to understand how Business Immigration works in Canada?
Business Immigration in Canada is run by both Federal and Provincial governments of Canada. Business Immigration seeks to attract experienced business persons who can own and manage business in Canada and who can contribute to strong Canadian economy and creates jobs for Canadians.
Federal government Business Immigration has 3 (three) categories:
Investor Category;
Entrepreneur Category;
Self-Employed Category.
Investor category is the same as Immigrant Investor category. It is available in details in Immigrant Investor category section in the homepage.
Self-Employed persons program seeks to attract prospective immigrants who intend to and are able to become Self-employed in Canada. They must have either
1. Relevant experience that leads to significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or
2. Experience in farm management and intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.
Business Immigration program is also run by provinces in Canada under Provincial Nominee program.
Many provinces in Canada seeks to attract business persons who has relevant farming experience and who intends to invest in farm in rural regions of the respective provinces in Business Immigration under Provincial Nominee Program.
The program basically seeks to attract business people to invest and manage business mainly in farm in rural regions to bolster rural community economy and creates jobs for them by investing substainable investment and bringing farming skills in Canada.
Recently, Entrepreneur and Young Farmer categories are very popular in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and it is affordable to many Entrepreneurs and Farmers to run business in Canada and opportunity to get permanent resident visa of Canada of the principal applicant and his / her dependents.
Start-Up Visa Program:
CIC introduced the new program Start-up visa in this year to encourage Immigrant entrepreneurs to start business in Canada in association with private sector organizations who has expertise to work with Start-up visa program.
The unique part of the program is the advantages to start business in Canada which include as follows:
Strong Economic Growth.
Low taxes and Low business costs.
Excellence in research and Innovation.
Top quality of life.
The program is the first of its kind in the world. It helps to encourage IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS to start business in Canada with less investment in association with Canadian Investor group / Canadian venture capital (CIC designated Investor group) by providing good business idea to Canadian investor group / Canadian venture capital and get approved from them.
The range of investment depends on the merit of the business idea as well as financial Institution as already stated above.
The Investment range is as follows: Either CDN $75,000 or CDN $200,000.
The other criteria must be must be met by the Principal Applicant, is as follows:
Language requirements: IELTS General training score: 5.0 (overall).
Must have at least 1 year post-secondary education (College or other vocation courses).
Must have Settlement Fund (Same as Federal Skilled Workers Category).
The program is so designed by CIC to give Permanent resident visas to the applicants if the business ideas are approved by the CIC designated Canadian Investor groups as well as meet other eligibility requirements of CIC.
The Interested individuals are requested to contact us with their updated resumes.