Canada and the United States each have their own immigrant-investor programs as a way for prospective immigrants to live and work in the respective countries, but the United States’ version is lesser known. According to this article from Yahoo News, huge, lengthy backlogs have resulted in serious delays for immigrants looking to invest in Canada, [...]
Key Changes to three Canada Immigration Programs: Federal Skilled Worker, Investor and Entrepreneur Programs
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced important changes to three of its immigration programs that will come into effect July 1st, 2011. The changes affect the Federal Skilled Worker Program, The Federal Immigrant Investor Program and the Federal Immigrant Entrepreneur Program. Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program Effective July 1st Only 500 applications will [...]
Toronto is the Second-Greatest City in the World for Business
Toronto second to only New York City for business A new report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers has named Toronto the second-best city to live for business. The report looked at the top 26 cities in the world for business, life and innovation, with Toronto coming in just behind New York City as the best city in the [...]
Immigrant investor applications to be accepted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Immigrant investor applications in Canada On December 1, 2010, applications for the federal Immigration Investor Program will be accepted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The program was suspended in June 2010 because of a backlog in applications, as well as to prevent a spike in applications after recent changes were made. New qualifications for Immigrant [...]
Study recommends expanding Immigrant Investor Program
Immigrant Investor Program should be improved: study A group that provides economic, financial and business strategy consulting to government agencies and businesses released a study at the end of March that concluded that the Government of Canada needs to increase their opportunities for immigrant investors. The program they feel needs to be expanded a bit [...]
Canadian Immigrant Investor Program. Business Immigration to Canada and to Quebec
In Canada there are two Immigrant Investor Programs in Canada (aside from those offered under the Provincial Nominee Programs or PNP Programs. The two programs the Canadian Federal Investor Immigration Program and the Canadian Quebec Federal Investor Program. The basic criteria for both programs are as follows: Federal Investor Program Criteria: Net Worth (assets minus [...]
New Quebec Regulations for Immigrant Investor Class Applications
New Immigrant Investor Class regulations As of February 2, 2009, new regulations are in effect concerning applications for permanent residence under the immigrant Investor Class. The following is a summary of the highlights of the new Immigrant Investor Class rules:
