To be eligible for the Immigrant Investor Programs, you must be at least 18 years of age and have a minimum net worth of CDN$800,000.

Other Criteria and Technical Details

  • This net worth must have been accumulated through the operation, control or management of a profitable business, either industrial or commercial.


  • You must also be prepared to invest CDN$400,000 in Canada for a period of five years.


  • The Quebec program applies exclusively to Quebec-based businesses and is geared to immigrants to Quebec. The Canada program supports businesses in other member provinces and is geared to immigrants to provinces other than Quebec.


  • Investors in the programs will receive a permanent resident visa from the Government of Canada.


  • Note that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees mobility rights, or free movement within Canada: "Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right to move to and take up residence in any province and to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province."