Canada’s Entrepreneur & Business Immigration Programs

Pax Law Corporation is a Canadian immigration law firm. We help foreigners migrate to Canada through investor, entrepreneur and business immigration programs.

If you are planning on starting a business or investing in Canada, you may be eligible for one of these programs. Entrepreneurial and business immigration programs allow foreign nationals to come to Canada and start a business or invest in an existing one.

Start-up Visa Program:

Canada allows foreign nationals to immigrate to Canada and start a business through the Start-up Visa Program. This program is designed for foreign entrepreneurs who have innovative business ideas and the ability to settle in Canada.

Start-up Visa Program Eligibility Requirements:

You must:

• have a qualifying business;
• have a letter of support from a designated organization;
• meet the language requirements; and
• have enough money to settle and live in Canada before you make money from your business; and
• meet admissibility requirements to enter Canada.

Your letter of support must meet the following requirements:

• a designated angel investor group confirming that is investing at least $75,000 or many angel investor groups investing a total of $75,000.
• a designated venture capital fund confirming an investment of at least $200,000 or many venture capital funds investing a combined total of at least $200,000.
• a designated business incubator confirming the acceptance of a qualifying business into its program.

Pax Law generally recommends against applying through the start-up visa program. A total of 1000 permanent resident visas are issued under the Federal Business Investors program each year from 2021 – 2023. The federal business investors program includes both the start-up visa stream and the self-employed persons stream. As start-up visas have lax requirements for language ability, education, previous experience, and available funds, the competition for this stream is fierce. 

Self-employed Persons Program:

The Self-employed Persons Program is a Canadian immigration program that allows the permanent migration of a self-employed person.

Self-employed immigration requirements:

You must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• have relevant experience
• be willing and able to be self-employed in Canada
• meet the program’s selection criteria and
• meet medical, security and other conditions

Relevant experience means having at least two years of experience taking part in athletic activities or cultural activities at a world level or being a self-employed person in either of those areas. This experience must be in the last five years. More experience will increase an applicant’s chances of success. 

This program has further selection criteria including age, language abilities, adaptability, and education.

• Apply to Canada as a self-employed person

Immigrant Investor Program:

The federal Immigrant Investor Program has been CLOSED and is no longer accepting applications.

If you applied for the program, your application has been terminated.

Learn more about the Immigrant Investor Program closure here.

Provincial Nomination Programs:

Provincial Nomination Programs (“PNPs”) are immigration streams unique to each province that allow individuals to apply for permanent residence in Canada. Certain PNPs qualify as investment immigration streams. For example, the BC Enterpreneur Immigration (‘EI’) stream allows individuals with a net worth of $600,000 to invest a minimum of $200,000 in British Columbia. If that individual operates their British Columbia business for a few years and meets certain performance standards set by the province, they will then be allowed to obtain Canadian permanent residence. 

Canadian Business & Entrepreneur Immigration Lawyers

Pax Law Corporation is a Canadian immigration law firm specializing in helping foreigners migrate to Canada through entrepreneur and business immigration programs. Our team of experienced lawyers can help you assess your eligibility and prepare your application.

For more information on our services, please contact us.

Office Contact Info

Pax Law Reception:

Tel: +1 (604) 767-9529

Find us at the office:

233 – 1433 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 2H9

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