INVESTORS
The Investor Class applicant must have a new worth of at least Can. $ 800,000.00. They are required to make an investment of $ 400,000, paid to the Received general of Canada. The investment is subsequently allocated to participating provinces and territories of Canada. These governments use the funds for job creation and economic development. The full amount of the investment (without interest) is repaid to the investor after five years. The exact date of the repayment depends on when the amount of $ 400,000.00 is received by the Citizenship and Immigration of Canada. The return of the investment is fully guaranteed by participating provinces and territories.
Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, the Province of Quebec operates its own immigrant investor program. All investors of Quebec must intend to live in Quebec and must be selected by Quebec. In common with the Federal program, investors in Quebec program must invest
$ 400,000.00 and have a net worth of $ 800,000.00.
There are no conditions imposed on Canadian Permanent Resident Visa of the applicants, who received the right of residency under Investor's category.
Investors must have business experience. They must have either:
- managed a qualifying business and controlled a percentage of equity of a qualifying business for at least two years in the period beginning five years before the date of application, or
- they must have managed at least five full-time job equivalents per year in a business for at least two years in the period beginning five years before the date of application.
The investor class applicant must have a net worth of at least $800,000. They are required to make an investment of $400,000 paid to the Receiver General of Canada and subsequently allocated to participating provinces and territories in Canada for job creation and economic development. The full amount of the investment (without interest) is repaid to the investor after five years. The return of the investment is fully guaranteed by participating provinces and territories.