Business immigration, or investment immigration, generally refers to a way for applicants to eventually obtain permanent residence after meeting certain conditions by investing in and starting a business in Canada.
According to whether applicants are required to actively manage enterprises in Canada, they are divided into [Passive Investment Immigration] and [Active Investment Immigration]. Passive investment immigration does not require the applicant to set up and manage the enterprise in person. Instead, the investment funds are handed over to the provincial government. The applicant only needs to confirm the legality of the source of funds and pay the investment funds. It is the only surviving passive investment immigration project. , for Quebec investment immigration.
Active investment immigration requires the applicant to actually invest, operate, and manage the enterprise, at least for a certain period of time. Except for Quebec, entrepreneurial immigrants nominated by the provinces in other provinces now first obtain a work permit, come to Canada to carry out entrepreneurial activities, and after meeting certain conditions, obtain a provincial nomination letter and then apply for permanent residence. For the entrepreneur immigration projects under provincial nomination in each province, please see the introduction page of each province.
Business immigration generally requires applicants to have three or more years of business owner experience, or four or more years of senior management experience in the past ten years. Their business concepts should be as consistent or similar as possible to their past experience, and they should be able to combine past experience and skills. Transfer to a Canadian business, complete the investment within the agreed period, and create at least one permanent position in Canada.
Among them, for applicants in the cultural and sports industry category, if they have two years of self-employment experience or two years of working experience in a world-class organization, or one year of self-employment plus one year of working experience for a world-class organization in the past five years, they can Apply for federal self-employed immigration, or Quebec self-employed immigration. Self-employment does not require job creation.
For all active business immigration projects, a professional business plan is required.