Quebec Business Immigration

The government of Quebec considers business owners, entrepreneurs, and extremely high net-worth persons who want to immigrate to Canada and settle there. Successful applicants will be given a Certificate of Selection of Quebec (CSQ) after their application is approved, at which point they can apply to the Canadian government for permanent residency. Applicants may be qualified to submit an application under one of the following categories for business immigration:

Program for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Quebec

The Quebec Entrepreneur Initiative seeks to hire people who have the knowledge and expertise necessary to run a company in the province.

There are basically two streams in which the software runs:

• The first stream involves starting a firm in Quebec with assistance from an entrepreneurship center, an incubator, or an acceleration program for startups.
• The second stream involves starting a new firm or purchasing an existing one. To qualify, the entrepreneur must own a minimum of 25% of the newly established company or at least 51% of the purchased business.

The applicant must demonstrate that they alone or if required, with their spouse, have lawfully accumulated a net worth of $900,000.

Program for self-employed immigrants in Quebec

In order to be eligible for the Quebec Self-Employed Program, candidates must fulfill the requirements listed below, which set it apart from the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.

• Possess two years of independent work experience in the trade or profession they wish to carry out in Quebec;

• Hold an individual net worth of $100,000 CAD, either alone or in conjunction with a traveling spouse or common-law partnership;

• If the self-employed applicant is based in the Montreal metropolitan area, they must submit a start-up investment of at least $50,000, or $25,000 if they are not.

Program for Immigrant Investors in Quebec

The Program of Quebec Immigrant Investor, which is now suspended, will be modified by the governments of the province of Quebec. The following were the primary eligibility requirements for the earlier program:

• Show proof of the individual wealth of a minimum of $2 million, attained legitimately through commercial ventures or employment in a senior management position for a private corporation, the government, or an NGO.

• Show evidence of:

  1. Having been the owner of a business for two years in the prior to five years

  2. Holding a high-level position of management for 2 years in the five years prior to the present in a private corporation, government agency, or non-profit organization.

• Investing $1.2 million throughout the duration of five years in a passive, government-backed investment with no interest. Investments made by applicants may be financed.