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Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-Business Stream


*Note: Following information is updated as of September 2017. All categories and criteria are subject to change at any time. Please contact Moses Law Office to obtain up-to-date information.


PROVINCE

PROGRAM

PERSONAL NET WORTH

(MIN)

INVESTMENT REQUIRED

(MIN)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

/KEY FACTORS

Alberta

Self-

Employed

Farmer

$500,000

$500,000

  • Farm management skills and experience.

  • Propose business plan.

  • Invest in primary production farming business.

British

Columbia

Entrepreneur

$600,000

$200,000

  • Must create 1 full-time position.

  • 3 year business owner/ senior manager experience.

  • Be actively involved in daily management.

  • Post-secondary credential or 3 years of business management experience with 100% ownership within 5 years required.

  • Must submit the final report after entering BC with a work permit.

Manitoba

Business Investor

or

Farm

Strategic

Recruitment

Initiative

$350,000

$150,000

  • Minimum 3 years of successful business ownership or management experience.

  • Actively participate in the management.

  • Deposit: $100,000 – to be refunded after the business establishment is verified, within 2 years from landing.

Ontario

Entrepreneur

$1,500,000 for GTA

$800,000 for outside GTA






$1,000,000 for GTA

$500,000 for outside GTA

  • Language Requirement: CLB 4

  • 3 years of business owner/operator or senior manager experience within 5 years.

  • Must create 2 full-time positions for entrepreneur stream and 5 full-time positions for corporate stream.

  • For corporate stream, the business must have been established for a minimum of 3 years.

  • Final report must be submitted between 18 to 20 months from entering Ontario with a work permit.

Corporate

N/A

$5,000,000

New

Brunswick

Business

$600,000

($300,000 must be unencumbered asset)


$250,000

  • Age: 22-55

  • 3 years of business experience within 5 years with 100% ownership, or 5 years of senior management experience.

  • Language requirement: CLB 5

  • Education requirement: Minimum 2 year post-secondary credential.

  • Deposit: $100,000 – to be refunded after 2years of operation of establishment in NB.

Northwest

Territories

Entrepreneur

(Inside

Yellowknife)


$500,000

$300,000

  • Deposit: $75,000

  • Demonstrate reasonable knowledge of NWT and its economy

  • Demonstrate reasonable communication skills.

  • Necessary experience/
    education to implement the business plan.

Entrepreneur

(Outside

Yellowknife)

$250,000

$150,000

Newfoundland


NO BUSINESS IMMIGRATION (UNDER REVISION)


Nova

Scotia

Entrepreneur


$600,000

$150,000

  • Age: 21 or older.

  • Language requirement: CLB 5.

  • Education requirement: Minimum high school diploma.

  • 3 years of experience within 10 years as an owner/operator with over 33% ownership, or 5 years of experience as a senior manager.

  • Must create 1 full-time position.

International Graduate Entrepreneur

N/A

N/A

  • Age: 21 or older.

  • Language requirement: CLB 7

  • Education requirement: 2 year post-secondary credential in NS.

  • Applicant must receive salary which is a minimum of LICO amount from the establishment in NS.

  • Must create 1 full-time position.


Prince

Edward

Island

(PEI)

Business

$600,000

Not specified

  • Age: 21-59

  • Language requirement: IELTS 4.0

  • Education requirement: Minimum high school diploma.

  • Transferable management skills.

  • Deposit: $200,000 – to be refunded after 12 months of successful operation of the establishment in PEI.

Saskatchewan

Entrepreneur

$500,000

$300,000 (Regina, Saskatoon)

or

$200,000 (all other Saskatchewan communities)

  • Minimum 3 years entrepreneurial or relevant business management experience within 10 years.

  • Must submit business progress report within 12 months from entering Saskatchewan.

  • Joint venture with another SINP applicant or purchase of a business owned by previous SINP applicant is allowed.

Yukon

Business

$500,000

$300,000

  • Education requirement: Minimum high school diploma.

  • 3 years of management experience and 5 years of relevant work experience.

  • Must comply with the business agreement within 2 years from arrival in Yukon with a work permit.