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What are the business experience requirements for investors?

You must have:

• been a part or full owner of a business for two years or more or
• managed the equivalent of five full-time workers in a business for at least two full years.

You must have gained your business experience in the period that:

• begins five years before you send your application and
• ends on the day CIC makes a decision on your application.

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