Canada
Canada opened immigrant investor scheme in 1984, one of the oldest and most popular golden visa schemes in the world. Canada is the most popular immigrant destination for High Net Worth families. Canada offers the best quality of living, with world class health care and education. Canada is a diverse multicultural country with strong economy. Some of the best universities in the world are in Canada.
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Country Information
- POPULATION
- 38,048,738
- LANGUAGE
- English
- ECONOMY
- Mixed Economy
- CURRENCY
- CAD
- MIN. CAPITAL INVESTMENT
- CAD 150,000
- PROCESSING TIME (APPROX.)
- 2 years
STARTUP PROGRAM
The Start-up Visa program was launched in 2013 five-year pilot program. On March 31, 2018 this program became permanent. The program has admitted hundreds of immigrant business owners to Canada. This Start-up Visa program targets immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build businesses in Canada that are innovative, create jobs for Canadians and can compete on a global scale. A single viable, innovative business idea could lead to Canadian permanent residence for the applicant and dependent family members. The beneficiaries of an application are the investor, spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 at the time of the application. Application process from preparing a business plan, receiving letter of support from a designated organization to submitting a PR application can take up 2 years.
Program Requirements
You must meet the language requirements
Bring enough money to settle
Have a “Qualifying business”
Prove your business is supported by a ‘Designated Organization’
Cost CAD 150,000 over 2 years.
Benefits
Universal Health Care
Welfare (unemployment benefits, etc.)
Retirement Benefits
Rights and Freedoms
Free education (K-12)
Discounted post-secondary tuition
