Business/Investor Class

The mandate of Canadian business/investor category is to stimulate economic development and labour market of Canada by engaging foreign investors, self-employed persons or entrepreneurs. By involving people from different cultural and business backgrounds, Canada gets access to untapped foreign markets thereby, boosting its economy. Individuals with some previous business or managerial experience and having minimum threshold of net worth and investment can easily get a pathway to settle in Canada as a permanent resident through business category. There are different business programs at federal level and provincial.

Federal Programs

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Start-up Visa	None	$200,000 ( Canadian Venture Capital) Or $75,000 (Angel Investor)	No Requirement	no	Required	Not Required	Required	PR	Have Letter of support from Canadian designated organization
Self- Employed	None	None	2 years in last 5 years Cultural, athletic or farm ownership and management	no	Required	Not Required	Required	PR	Language Requirements (English/French)

Alberta

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Self-Employed Farmer	$500,000	$500,000	Farm management experience required	No	Required	Required	Not required But Recommended	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	Prove that Canadian financial institution is willing to finance the project

British Columbia

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Entrepreneur Stream	$600,000	$200,000 Or $400,000 (if proposing a key staff member)	3 years as active business owner-manager Or 4 years as senior manager Or 1 year as active business owner manager and 2 years as senior manager	Yes	Required	Required	Not required But Recommended	2 year work permit after nomination	Reside within 100 km of business location And Create at least one permanent full-time job for a Canadian or permanent resident.

Manitoba

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Business Applicant	$350,000	$150,000 in tangible assets And Own 33.33% equity in existing business Or Invest $1,000,000	3 years of relevant experience in past 5 years	Yes	Required	Required	Not required But Recommended	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	Score minimum 60 points on assessment grid Sign $100,000 refundable deposit agreement

New Brunswick

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Business Applicant (SUSPENDED)	$300,000	$125,000	3 years of management experience in past 5 years	No	Required	Required	Required	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	22-55 years of age Score minimum 50 points on selection grid Sign $75,000 refundable deposit agreement

Northwest Territories

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Entrepreneur Business	$500,000 ( in Yellowknife) Or $250,000(outside )	$300,000 (in Yellowknife) Or $150,000 (outside Yellowknife)	Relevant business experience required	No	Required	Required	Required	2 year work permit after nomination	33.3% ownership Or $1,000,000 investment $75,000
	Yellowknife)								refundable deposit

Nova Scotia

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Entrepreneur Stream	$600,000	$150,000	3 years in past 5 years (business owner with 33.33% ownership) Or 5 years in past 10 years (senior manager)	Yes	Required	Required	Required	Operate business for 1 year on work permit following nomination	Submit Expression of Interest (EOI) English/French (CLB 5)
International Graduate Entrepreneur	N/A	100% ownership of the equity	Completed 2 year degree at NS University/college 1 year of business ownership experience in NS	Yes	Required	None	Required	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	The business must meet additional criteria English/French (CLB 5)

Ontario

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Corporate Stream	N/A	$5,000,000	Corporation must have been established for at 3 years at the time of application	No	Required	Required	Not required But encouraged	Work Permit issued first; PR on meeting program requirements	Create 5 full-time jobs per key staff member
Entrepreneur Stream	$1,500,000 (in GTA) Or $800,000 (outside GTA) Or $800,000 ( ICT/Digital communications, regardless of location)	$1,000,000 (in GTA) and 33.3% ownership Or $500,000 (outside GTA) and 33.3% ownership Or $500,000 (ICT/DC) and 33.3% ownership	3 years in past 5 years (business owner or senior manager)	Yes	Required	Required	Required	Work Permit issued first; PR on meeting program requirements	English/French (CLB 5) Create 2 full-time, permanentjobs for Canadians or PR Interviews and Performance agreement

Prince Edward Island

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
100% Ownership	$600,000	$150,000	Management experience required	No	Required	Required	Required	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	21-59 years old IELTS (4.0) Score minimum 50 points on selection grid $200,000 refundable deposit
Partial Ownership	$600,000	$150,000 (33.3% ownership) Or $1,000,000 investment	Management experience required	No	Required	Required	Required	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	IELTS (4.0) Score minimum 50 points on selection grid Additional criteria

Saskatchewan

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Entrepreneur	$500,000	$300,000 (in Regina or Saskatoon) Or $200,000 (outside Regina and Saskatoon) Or $1,000,000 investment	3 years of relevant experience in past 10 years	Yes	Required	Required	Required	2 year work permit after nomination	33.3% ownership Create two jobs (if business in Regina or Saskatoon) Sign Performance agreement
Farm owner/operator	$500,000	$150,000	Farm operation knowledge and experience	No	Required	Required	Required	PR after obtaining nomination certificate	Sign Performance agreement Submit Farm Establishment Plan

Yukon

Program	Minimum Net Worth	Minimum Investment	Experience	EOI System	Managerial Role Required	Business Plan	Exploratory Visit	PR/ Work Permit	Additional Requirements
Business Applicant	$500,000 (including $300,000 in liquid assets)	$300,000(with 33.3% ownership)	3 years of business management experience Or 5 years of relevant work experience	Yes	Required	Required	Highly encouraged (applicants are awarded points for past visits	2 year work permit after nomination	Score minimum 65 points on selection grid Business must in strategic sector (as identified by the territory)