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Immigration
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
The Immigrant Investor Program
The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract
experienced business people to invest C$400,000 into Canada¨s economy.
Your investment is managed by Citizenship and
Immigration Canada (CIC) and is guaranteed by the Canadian provinces that
use it to create jobs and help their economies grow.
CIC will return your C$400,000 investment, without
interest, about five years and two months after payment.
To be eligible under the Immigrant Investor Program,
you must:
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Have at
least two years of business experience.
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Have a net
worth of at least C$800,000 that was legally obtained, and be willing and
able to make an investment of C$400,000.
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You must
also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your
dependants after you arrive in Canada.
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Meet
medical and security requirements. You and your family members must pass a
medical examination and security and criminal checks.
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Meet any
other requirements of Canadian or Quebec immigration regulations.
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program
Immigrant Partner Criteria Summary
- Have
a minimum net worth of $400,000.00 Canadian dollars
- Use
an Investment Intermediary approved by the Prince Edward Island
Provincial Nominee Program
- Make
a $200,000.00 Canadian dollars investment by way of preferred shares
in an eligible Prince Edward Island company
- Become
a director or senior management employee in the investee
company (see ＾Immigrant as director or senior manager￣ under
Investment Promotion and Matchmaking)
- Make
a Good Faith Deposit of $25,000.00 Canadian dollars to be held by the
Province of
Prince Edward
Island, to be returned on evidence of
one year's residency in Prince Edward
Island.
- Ideal
applicant is between the ages of 21 and 49 and no older than 55
- Have
a minimum 12 years of education (high school)
- Have
at least three years of management or business ownership experience in
a sector with relevance to the Prince Edward
Island economy.
- Have
Language skills capable of being interviewed in English or French and
if not must be prepared to make a Language Deposit of $20,000.00
Canadian dollars, held by the Province of Prince Edward Island to be
returned on evidence of one year¨s residency and a moderate level of
proficiency in speaking, reading, writing and listening in English
and/or French has been reached.
Quebec Immigrant
Investor Program
To
be eligible for this program, you must:
- have
net assets of at least C$800,000, acquired through
lawful economic activities
- have
a minimum
of three years management experience acquired over the
course of the 10 years preceding your application for a Qu└bec
selection certificate, in a profitable and legal business
(agricultural, industrial or commercial), in government or in an
international organization. Management experience is here defined as
the actual and full-time assuming of the responsibilities and duties
related to the planning, management and control of material, financial
and human resources, provided that such responsibilities and duties
are not assumed in the context of an apprenticeship, training or specialization
process attested to by a diploma.
- sign an investment
agreement, undertaking to invest C$400,000, with a financial intermediary (broker or
trust company) authorized to participate in the Investor program.
Assessment
of your application will also take into account other factors such as your
age, the nature and duration of your professional training, your language
capabilities and your personal qualities.
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