If you want to be selected for the Provincial Entrepreneur Program, the applicant must consider these 4 important conditions to have proper planning for immigration to Canada:
- Experience owning an active business or senior management experience in companies and organizations
- Asset value as the applicant’s financial ability for investment
- Minimum investment amount in the province
- Minimum English language proficiency
Steps to Complete the Entrepreneur Program File
- Apply for a visa and conduct a research trip
- Prepare a business plan
- Submit the business plan and initial applicant information
- Receive provincial nomination invitation
- Document evaluation by provincial assessor
- Final review of documents by provincial immigration office
- Receive provincial acceptance letter
- Apply for a two-year work visa
- Start the business
- Submit application for provincial endorsement
- Receive provincial endorsement and submit documents to obtain Canadian permanent residence
Manitoba Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 33.33%
- Company management experience: 3 years within the last 5 years
- Senior management experience: 3 years within the last 5 years
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 5
- Minimum education: High school diploma
- Age requirement: 25-49 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 250,000 CAD
- Investment outside provincial capital: 150,000 CAD
- Minimum net worth: 500,000 CAD
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Work visa
British Columbia Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 33%
- Company management experience: More than 3 years
- Senior management experience: More than 4 years
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 4
- Minimum education: Associate degree or 100% ownership in company for 3 of last 5 years
- Age requirement: Minimum 25 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 200,000 CAD
- Investment outside provincial capital: 100,000 CAD
- Minimum net worth: 600,000 CAD
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Work visa
Nova Scotia Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 33%
- Company management experience: 3 years in the last 10 years
- Senior management experience: More than 5 years in the last 10 years
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 5
- Minimum education: High school diploma
- Age requirement: Minimum 25 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 150,000 CAD
- Investment in small towns: 100,000 CAD
- Minimum net worth: 600,000 CAD (300,000 CAD in small towns)
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Work visa
New Brunswick Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 33%
- Company management experience: 3 years in the last 5 years
- Senior management experience: Entire last 5 years
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 5
- Minimum education: Associate degree
- Age requirement: 22-55 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 250,000 CAD
- Investment outside provincial capital: 250,000 CAD
- Minimum net worth: 600,000 CAD (300,000 CAD must be in liquid assets)
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Permanent residence
Prince Edward Island Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 20%-50%
- Company management experience: 3 years within last 5 years
- Senior management experience: 3 years within last 5 years and owning 20% of the company
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 4
- Minimum education: High school diploma
- Age requirement: 21-59 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 150,000 CAD + 75,000 CAD fee
- Investment outside provincial capital: 150,000 CAD + 75,000 CAD fee
- Minimum net worth: 600,000 CAD
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Work visa
Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Program Requirements
- Ownership percentage: 33%
- Company management experience: 3 years in the last 10 years
- Senior management experience: 3 years in the last 10 years
- Minimum language proficiency: CLB 4
- Minimum education: High school diploma
- Age requirement: 21-54 years
- Investment in provincial capital: 300,000 CAD
- Investment outside provincial capital: 200,000 CAD
- Minimum net worth: 500,000 CAD
- Permanent residence or work visa upon entry: Work visa
Please, if you wish to study in Canada, send the following initial information to business@itc-canada.com:
Full Name
Company or Business Name
Management Experience (in months)
English Language Proficiency
Age
Liquid Asset Value
Non-liquid Asset Value
English Language Proficiency
Phone Number