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Business immigration program
Applying - General
- Why does Canada have a business immigration program?
- How does Canada benefit from business immigrants?
- What are the main differences between investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons?
- What additional documents must I send with my application?
- What does business experience mean?
- How do I prove that I earned my net worth legally?
- Where do I apply as a business immigrant?
- How long will it take for CIC to process my application?
Entrepreneurs
- Who are entrepreneurs and what do they bring to Canada?
- Where do most entrepreneurs come from?
- Why aren’t you accepting applications under the Federal Entrepreneur Program?
- How long will the pause on entrepreneur applications last?
- Will the pause affect Quebec-selected entrepreneurs?
- What is happening to the Federal Entrepreneur Program applications that are currently in the inventory?
Investors
- How can I qualify as an investor?
- What are the business experience requirements for investors?
- As an investor, how can I prove that I earned my net worth legally?
- What documents will I get after I invest?
- What is a facilitator?
- Where do most immigrant investors come from?
- Why are you no longer accepting new Immigrant Investor Program applications?
- How long do you foresee the federal Immigrant Investor Program pause being in place?
- Are you still processing existing federal Immigrant Investor Program applications?
Self-Employed Persons
- How can I qualify as a self-employed person?
- How do I become a self-employed person?
- What does relevant experience mean for self-employed persons?
- Does my relevant experience as a self-employed person have to be recent?
- What are specified economic activities?
- What does cultural activities mean?
- What is meant by a significant contribution?
- As a self-employed person, do I need to report my activities to anyone once I arrive in Canada?
- Is there a net worth requirement for the self-employed program?
- Do I need a language test to immigrate to Canada?
Start-up visa
- How can I qualify to get a start-up visa?
- What do I need to do to get support from an investor organization?
- How do I show that I have the support of Canadian investors?
- What level of language proficiency do I need to apply for the start-up visa?
- Do I need to have completed studies at a post-secondary institution to apply for a start-up visa?
- How much money will I need to show that I can cover living expenses when I get to Canada?
- What is an essential person?
- Can an entrepreneurial team immigrate to Canada together?
- What is the minimum investment that I would need to apply for a start-up visa?
- Why is there a difference in the minimum investment required from a venture capital fund or an angel investor group?
- Will I have to invest my own money if I want to apply for a start-up visa?
- What happens if I receive investment support from multiple designated venture capital funds or angel investor organizations?
- What happens if my business fails?
- How does this new program affect the moratorium on the Federal Entrepreneur Program?
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