Get help with investing — Investors

Although it is not a requirement, you may use the services of one of the approved facilitators listed on our website. These facilitators are financial institutions, approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), that are members of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC).

Through CIC, participating provinces pay a commission to facilitators to market the Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) and to assist you with the administrative requirements of making and ultimately redeeming your investment. Each facilitator has all the necessary forms in order to make your investment.

CIC has set up administrative processes to support the pledging of your investment as security for a loan. Your facilitator will have a variety of financing options available in the event that you wish to finance your investment.

To contact one of the banks or other financial institutions that have been approved by CIC to help immigrant investors, please see the list of approved financial institutions below.

Immigrant investor facilitators

The following is the list of the CDIC members participating in the IIP. Contact the program official at the bank or credit union you wish to use as your facilitator.

• Bank of China (Canada)
  Michael Wu
  FIIP Program Manager
  1025 Dunsmuir Street
  P.O. Box 49277
  Four Bentall Center
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  V7X 1L3
  Tel.: 604-683-1088 ext. 120
  Fax: 604-683-9228
  Email: michaelwu@ca.bocusa.com
• Bank of Montreal
  Srini Iyengar
  Director, Multicultural Markets
  2330 Kennedy Road, Unit E
  Scarborough, Ontario
  M1T 3H1
  Tel.: 416-291-8775
  Fax: 416-291-7020
  Email: AsianMarket.Department@bmo.com
• CIBC
  Teresa Tazumi
  Director, Asian Banking & Cultural Business Development
  CIBC Retail Distribution
  21 Melinda Street, CCE 12th floor
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5L 1A2
  Tel: 416-943-5954
  Fax: 416-304-5193
  Email: Teresa.tazumi@cibc.com
• Computershare Trust Company of Canada
  Mrs. Sophie Brault
  Corporate Trust Officer
  1500 University Street, 7th floor
  Montréal, Quebec
  H3A 3S8
  Tel.: 514-982-7888, x7455
  Fax: 514-982-7677
  Email: Sophie.Brault@computershare.com
  Internet site: www.computershare.com
• Desjardins Trust Inc.
  Mr. Marc Audet
  Vice-President
  East Tower, 27th floor
  2 Complexe Desjardins
  P.O. Box 992, Station Desjardins
  Montréal, Quebec
  H5B 1C1
  Tel.: 514-499-8440
  Fax: 514-982-9579
  Email: cic_inquiry@immigrantinvestor.com
  Internet site: www.immigrantinvestor.com
• Habib Canadian Bank
  Mr. Muslim Hassan
  Chief Operating Officer
  918 Dundas Street East, Suite 1B
  Mississauga, Ontario
  L4Y 4H9
  Tel.: 905-276-5300
  Fax: 905-276-5400
  Email: muslim@habibcanadian.com
  Internet site: www.habibcanadian.com
• HSBC Bank Canada 
  Craig Shearer, CMA
  Director of Operations
  Global Investor Immigration Services
  HSBC Capital (Canada) Inc.
  Tel.: 604-631-8081
  Fax: 604- 631-8073 Email: craig_shearer@hsbc.ca
  Website: www.HSBC-immigration.com
  
• Industrial Alliance Trust Inc.
  Mr. Alain Nadon
  Program Director
  Immigrant Investor Program
  2200 McGill College, Suite 320
  Montréal, Quebec
  H3A 3P8
  Tel.: 514-499-1170
  Fax: 514-499-1063
  Email: : anadon@iagto.ca
  Internet site: www.canadaiip.com
• Korea Exchange Bank of Canada
  Immigrant Investment Center
  Mr. Chang Hee Lee
  Director
  Korea Exchange Bank of Canada
  7670 Yonge Street, Suite 4
  Thornhill, Ontario
  L4J 1W1
  Tel.: 905-709-1221 (ext.221)
  Fax: 905-709-0069
  Email: changlee86@keb.co.kr
  Internet site: www.kebcanada.com
• Laurentian Bank Securities
  Xinyu Yang, Manager
  1981 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1900
  Montréal, Quebec
  H3A 3K3
  Tel.: 514-350-2927
  Fax: 514-284-9793
  Email: YangX@vmbl.ca
  Internet site: www.pii.vmbl.ca
• MCAN Mortgage Corporation
  Mr. Glenn Doré
  President
  New Canadian Plan
  147 Cartier Avenue, 4th floor
  Pointe-Claire, Quebec
  H9S 4R9
  Tel.: 514-429-1541
  Fax: 514-429-1548
  Email: glenndore@newcanadianplan.com
  Internet site: www.newcanadianplan.com
• National Bank of Canada
  Mr. Louis Leblanc
  Vice President and Managing Director
  National Bank Financial
  1155 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1438
  Montréal, Quebec
  H3B 4S9
  Tel.: 514-879-5576
  Fax: 514-879-1015
  Email: gocanada@videotron.net
  Internet site: www.nbf-gocanada.com
• Royal Bank of Canada
  Ritu Narayan
  Program Director
  Immigrant Investor Program
  Royal Bank of Canada
  Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
  200 Bay Street, Suite 600
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5J 2J5
  Tel.: 416-974-0250
  Fax: 416-974-6102
  Mobile: 416-272-0250
  Email: gpbimmigrantinvestor@rbc.com
  Internet site: www.rbc.com/canada/applicants/
• Scotiabank
  Mr. Guy Pilote
  Associate Director
  ScotiaMcLeod
  Scotia Tower
  1002 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1210
  Montréal, Quebec
  H3A 3L6
  Tel.: 514-350-7764
  Fax: 514-350-7794
  Email: guy_pilote@scotiamcleod.com
  Internet site: www.scotiabank.com/immigrantinvestor
• Toronto-Dominion Bank
  Mr. Ramon Yu
  Managing Director
  Two Pacific Place
  88 Queensway, Suite 2210
  Hong Kong
  Tel.: (852) 2846-4160
  Fax: (852) 2845-9191
  Email: Ramon.Yu@td.com
  Internet site: www.td.com