Canada Business Immigration Program

Canada Business Immigration as an Investor, Entrepreneur, or Self-Employed Person

The stated goal of Canada's Business Immigration Program is to promote economic development and employment by attracting investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals from outside Canada with venture capital, business acumen and entrepreneurial skills. The Canada Business Immigration Program also seeks to develop new commercial opportunities and to improve access to growing foreign markets by welcoming people who are familiar with those markets and their special requirements and customs.

Individuals with business/managerial experience and relatively high net-worth may apply for a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa under the Canada Business Immigration Program in one of the following three sub-categories:

• Immigrant Investor Program: To qualify as an investor, an individual must have a net worth of at least CAD$800,000, have managerial experience and be willing to make a secured passive investment of CAD$400,000.

• Entrepreneur Program: To qualify as an entrepreneur, an individual with a net worth of at least CAD$300,000 and be willing and able to establish, invest in or acquire a business in Canada which will create or maintain employment in Canada.

• Self-Employed Persons Program: To qualify as a self-employed person, an individual must be willing and able to support him/herself and any dependents with self-employed income as a farmer, athlete, or artisan.

Business Immigration processing times may vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa Office to another:

• Federal Business Immigration processing times,
• Quebec Business Immigration processing times.
  

Business Immigration Processing Fees also vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another.

Canada Business Immigration Program applicants may also be interested in learning about Canadian Tax Advantages.

To inquire about the Canada Business Immigration Program and how to apply for a Canada Immigration Visa under it, you may contact our Canadian Immigration Law Office at the following telephone numbers:

Toll Free in USA and Canada: 1-866-937-4782
From outside North America: +1 (514) 937-4782

If you prefer, you can send us an inquiry about your particular situation.

For more information on Canada Business Immigration, see our Business Immigration FAQ.