Business Programs

  • Canada is a very attractive destination for business people looking at investment coupled with settlement in a country which offers a secure and good life style opportunities.

  • Every year, thousands of successful businesspeople apply under this category.

  • The objective of the Business Immigration Program is to encourage investment and employment in Canada through the migration of people who have the ability to successfully establish or invest in a business in Canada.

  • Individuals with business/ senior managerial experience and relatively high net-worth may apply for a Canadian permanent residence under the Canada Business Immigration Program in one of the following three sub-categories:

    • Investors

    • Entrepreneurs

    • Self Employed Persons

  • Canada considers foreign investors to be an important contributor to the Canadian economy, and this immigration stream allows for both the investor and their family to obtain permanent residence in Canada.

    1. Have successfully operated, controlled or directed a business

    2. Have accumulated through his or her own efforts a net worth of at least $1,600,000

    3. Invest $800,000 for five years with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada which acts as an agent on behalf of provincial and territorial investment funds. (Note: Your $800,000 can be financed so that you could invest, say, $200,000 of your own capital). Contact our office for details.

  • The Entrepreneurs are encouraged to make an application by the Government of Canada because they create employment opportunities and contribute to the Canadian economy. These applicants are allowed to open a business in Canada, as well as gain permanent residence status in the country. To qualify an applicants has to:

    1. Establish, purchase or make a substantial investment in a business in Canada within 2 years of landing in Canada which will result in a significant contribution to the economy.

    2. Actively engage in the management of the business.

    3. Employ at least one Canadian citizen or permanent resident ( outside his immediate family) Please note: To ensure compliance, entrepreneurs are required to report to immigration officials their progress, on a regular basis within this two year period.