Federal Investor

Updated: January, 2015
Note: The Immigrant Investor Program (federal) no longer accepting applications, since the Centralized Intake Office has received 700, the new annual limit established by ministerial instructions in force since 1 July 2011. Investors may submit applications again from 1 July 2012, unless otherwise indicated for a possible ministerial instruction. The ceiling of 700 requests per year does not apply to the Immigrant Investor Program in Quebec.

The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to encourage experienced business people to invest C $ 800 000 in the Canadian economy and becoming permanent residents. Investors are required to meet the three following criteria:

• Have acquired a minimum of 2 years experience in business management in the last 5 years.
• Have assets or property of a value equivalent to CAD $ 1,600,000.All assets are taken into account: bank accounts, real estate, stock market investments, business value, etc..
• Put $ 800,000 CAD for 5 years with the Government of Quebec or Canada. The investment is guaranteed by the government. Instead of immobilizing $ 800,000 DAC your assets, you can get a loan from a Canadian bank that will give the money to the government on your behalf. This loan will cost you an amount of approximately $ 190,000 CAD for administrative expenses and interest.