Federal Entrepeneur

Updated: January, 2015

Note: CIC has temporarily stopped accepting applications under the Federal contractors, and until further notice. Only applications received before 1 July 2011 will be processed.

The entrepreneur program aimed at candidates who:

• Have a net worth of at least CAN $ 300,000, accumulated through legal economic activities.
• Have at least two years experience as a manager in a qualified business.
• Demonstrate its intention to create or acquire a business and ensure the active management of it.
• Create at least one full-time employment for Canadian citizens or permanent residents other than the candidate himself and members of his family.
• In this category, the permanent resident visa will be conditional on starting a business in the three years following the establishment in Canada.