To be selected as a business immigrant,
you must undertake to make an investment that will generate significant
economic benefits for Québec. Business immigration to
Quebec involves the following programs:
Entrepreneur Program
You must :
- have, along with your accompanying married or common-law spouse,
where applicable, lawfully acquired net assets of at least C$ 300,000
- have at least three years of management experience (planning, supervision
and control of human, physical and financial resources) acquired in
a lawful and profitable business (agricultural, industrial or commercial)
- submit a business plan to establish or acquire a business in
Québec that you will manage yourself or as a partner in management
and day-to-day operations, and that will employ at least three Québec
residents other than yourself and members of your immediate family;
- satisfy the following conditions for at least one year in the
three years after you become a permanent resident:
- you must control at least 331/3% of the capital of an eligible
Canadian business
- you must manage the corporation actively and continuously
- you must create the equivalent of at least one full-time equivalent
job for Canadian citizens or permanent residents other than yourself
and members of your family.
Note : Assessment of your application will take into account
several other factors.
For a free assessment, click here
Investor Program
You must :
- have a minimum net worth of C$ 800,000 acquired through lawful economic
activities
- have at least three years of management experience (planning, supervision
and control of human, material and financial resources) in a profitable
and lawful business (agricultural, industrial or commercial), in government
or with an international agency
- undertake to invest a minimum of C$ 400,000, for five years, by
signing an agreement with a financial intermediary : a stock
broker recognized by the Commission des valeurs mobilières
du Québec or a trust company. This amount will be
invested with Investissement Québec or one of its subsidiaries
to fund a program to assist small and medium-sized businesses in Québec.
Note : Assessment of your application will take into account several
other factors.
For
a free assessment, click here
Self-Employed
Program
You must :
- come to Québec to create your own job by practicing an occupation
in your own account
- possess a lawfully acquired minimum net worth of C$ 100,000 along
with your accompanying married or common-law spouse, where applicable
- have at least two years of experience as a self-employed worker
in the occupation you plan to pursue in Québec.
Note
: Assessment of your application will take into account several other
factors.
For a
free assessment, click here
For information on processing times and fees
levied by the Quebec government, click here
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