Business

Business Class Programs The stated goal of Canada's Business Immigration Program is to promote economic development and employment by attracting people with venture capital, business acumen and entrepreneurial skills. The Canadian Business Immigration Program also seeks to develop new commercial opportunities and to improve access to growing foreign markets by welcoming people who are familiar with those markets and their special requirements and customs. Foreign individuals with business/managerial experience and relatively high net-worth may apply for Canadian permanent resident status under one of the following three sub-categories. Investor: An individual with a net worth of at least CAD$800,000, who has managerial experience and is willing to make a secured passive investment of CAD$400,000. Entrepreneur: An individual with a net worth of at least CAD$300,000, who is willing and able to establish, invest in or acquire a business in Canada which will create or maintain employment in Canada. Self-Employed: An individual who is willing and able to support him/herself and any dependents with self employed income as a farmer, athlete, or artisan.