Want to live permanently in Canada while building a business, innovating or investing?
Canada opens several lanes residence permit through investment which provides direct access to Permanent Residency (PR).
Here are three flagship programs:
💼 PNP – Provincial Nominee Program (Entrepreneur Visa)
This program is suitable for entrepreneurs who want to start or buy a business in one of the provinces in Canada. Each province has different requirements and selection mechanisms.
🔑 Program Highlights
- Apply via Expression of Interest (EOI)
- Points based selection and Invitation to Apply (ITA)
- Receive your Work Permit to build a business first
- PR is given after the business is running and the requirements are met.
🗺️ List of Available Provinces
Click on the program name for more information:
- Alberta – AINP
- British Columbia – BC PNP
- Manitoba – MPNP
- New Brunswick – NBPNP
- Newfoundland & Labrador – NL PNP
- Northwest Territories – NTNP
- Nova Scotia – NSNP
- Ontario – OINP
- Prince Edward Island – PEIEE
- Saskatchewan – SINP
- Yukon – YNP
Notes: Quebec and Nunavut do not have a PNP pathway through Express Entry.
📋 General Requirements (may vary by province):
- Net worth: starting at CAD $400,000
- Investment: starting from CAD $200,000
- Business management or ownership experience
- Exploratory visits (for existing business purchases)
- Active business plan and management
- Job creation (minimum 2 jobs)
- English/French language skills
- Intention to live and conduct business in Canada
💰 Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)
The only one official passive investment program in Canada.
💼 Suitable for:
Established investors who want to get PR without having to run their own business.
📋 Condition:
- Min. Net worth CAD $2,000,000
- Non-refundable donation: CAD $200,000
- Investment: CAD $1,000,000 (for 5 years, government guaranteed)
- Min. 2 years business experience
- Min. education equivalent to high school
- French: Intermediate Level (Level 7 Quebec)
- Attending Quebec values training
- Live in Quebec for at least 12 months (after Work Permit is approved)
- Apply PR after getting Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ)
Note: QIIP is suitable for investors with a high net worth profile and long-term plans in Quebec.
🚀 Canadian Start-Up Visa (SUV)
A fast track for innovators and entrepreneurs to get PR while growing new businesses in Canada.
🔍 Program Objectives:
- Push innovation, create employment, And building a scalable business
🧾 Key Requirements:
- Innovative and actively developed business ideas
- English minimum IELTS 5.0 (all aspects)
- Receive your Letter of Support from:
- Business Incubator
- Angel Investor (min investment CAD $75,000)
- Venture Capital (min investment CAD $200,000)
- Living fund: min. CAD $30,000
- Minimum education 1 year of college
- Business or IT experience
- Commitment to physically reside in Canada
🤝 Process Steps:
- Get it Letter of Support from IRCC designated organizations
- Apply for PR to IRCC (Immigration Canada)
Interestingly, until 5 people can register in 1 PR application as a start-up team!
🎯 Which Program is Right for You?
| Program | Active Investment | Passive Investment | Suitable for | Excess |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP Entrepreneur | ✅ | ❌ | Operational businessman | Can select province |
| QIIP | ❌ | ✅ | Passive investor | No need to run a business |
| Start Up Visa | ✅ | ❌ | Digital innovator & entrepreneur | One of the fastest paths to PR |
📞 Want to know which path best suits your profile?
Initial consultation with the Internegri team is FREE!
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