Business Category
To be selected as a business immigrant, applicants must undertake to make an investment that will generate significant economic benefits for Québec. There are 3 business programs in Quebec, namely:
- Entrepreneur Program
- Investor Program
- Self-Employed Worker Program
Entrepreneur Program
To qualify for this program, applicants must:
- have, along with your accompanying married or common-law spouse, where applicable, lawfully acquired net assets of at least C$ 300,000
- have at least three years of management experience (planning, supervision and control of human, physical and financial resources) acquired in a lawful and profitable business (agricultural, industrial or commercial)
- submit a business plan to establish or acquire a business in Québec that you will manage yourself or as a partner in management and day-to-day operations, and that will employ at least three Québec residents other than yourself and members of your immediate family
- satisfy the following conditions for at least one year in the three years after you become a permanent resident:
- you must control at least 33 1/3% of the capital of an eligible Canadian business
- you must manage the corporation actively and continuously
- you must create the equivalent of at least one
full-time equivalent job for Canadian citizens or permanent residents
other than yourself and members of your family.
Investor Program
To be eligible for the Investor Program, you must:
- have a minimum net worth of C$800,000 acquired through lawful economic activities
- have a minimum of three years management experience (planning, supervision and control of financial as well as human and material resources) acquired over the course of the 10 years preceding your application for a Québec Selection Certificate, in a profitable and legal business (agricultural, industrial or commercial), in government or in an international organization
- undertake to invest a minimum of C$400,000, for five
years, by signing an agreement with a financial intermediary : a stock
broker recognized by the Autorité des marchés financiers (financial
markets authority) or a trust company. This amount will be invested
with Investissement Québec or one of its subsidiaries to fund a program
to assist small and medium-sized businesses in Québec.
Self-Employed Worker Program
To qualify for this program, you must:
- come to Québec to create your own job by practicing an occupation in your own account
- possess a lawfully acquired minimum net worth of C$ 100,000 along with your accompanying married or common-law spouse, where applicable
- have at least two years of experience as a self-employed worker in the occupation you plan to pursue in Québec.
