Canada's Immigrant Investor Program

An applicant in Canada’s immigrant investor program is required to possess a minimum net worth of CAD$800,000, and must demonstrate two years of eligible business experience within the five years preceding an application (and continuing until an immigration selection decision is made).

Eligible business experience is defined in either of two ways:

1. Management of at least five full-time employees (or full-time equivalent, defined as 1950 hours per year) per year;

2. Management and control of equity of a qualifying business (see table 2.1 below).

Table 2.1

A qualifying business meets two of the following 4 requirements.

Full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees

2

Annual sales

CAD$500,000

Net income

CAD$50,000

Assets

CAD$125,000

N.B.: These figures are based on 100% ownership of the business. Those with less equity must divide the stated figures by the percentage of equity. For example, if you owned 50% of the business, each figure would be doubled (see table 2.2).

Table 2.2

Examples of requirements if the investor's equity is less than 100%

 

50%

33%

25%

10%

Full time (or equivalent) employees

4

6

8

20

Annual Sales (CAD)

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$5,000,000

Net Income (CAD)

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$500,000

Assets (CAD)

$250,000

$375,000

$500,000

$1,250,000

 

Quebec

Applicants destined to the province of Quebec must have a minimum of three years experience in the planning, supervision, and control of the financial, human, and material resources within the 10 years preceding an application. This management experience may be in a profitable business (commercial, industrial, or agricultural), in a government position of employment, or in an international organization.

 

 

Immigrant Investor Program
Entrepreneur Program
Self Employed Program
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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