On April 11, 2018, regulations for the Start-Up Business Class (the “Start-Up Business Class”) came into effect. The regulations slightly modify the program that has been in effect since April 1, 2013. Both applicants as well as designated entities should be aware of the changes.
Read more ›On November 18, Citizenship and Immigration Canada released Operational Bulletin 360: Entrepreneur Terms and Conditions. Coming off the heels of the government’s decision to temporarily suspend accepting new applications in the Entrepreneur Program, the Operational Bulletin makes life easier for those Entrepreneurs already in Canada. Section 98 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations provides that Entrepreneurs must: Control a percentage of the equity of a qualifying Canadian business equal to or greater than 33 1/3 per cent; Provide active and ongoing management of the qualifying Canadian business; and Create at […]
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On July 1, 2011, a temporary moratorium on accepting new applications in the federal Entrepreneur program came into force. Given the processing times below it is not hard to see why: Cairo – 7 years, 7 months Damascus – 7 years Beijing – 3 years, 7 months Manila – 5 years, 4 months New Delhi – 6 years, 10 months Seoul – 3 years, 10 months Berlin – 3 years, 9 months London – 4 years, 6 months Paris – 7 years, 10 months Buffalo – 6 years, 6 months
Read more ›According to CIC, during the past 12 months the approval rate for different application streams for permanent residence has been as follows: Immigration Category Approval Rate Economic Quebec Skilled Workers 97% Federal Skilled Workers (Pre-C-50) 57% Federal Skilled Workers (Post C-50) 21% Entrepreneurs 76% Self Employed 45% Investors 82% Provincial Nominees 96% Live-In-Caregivers 99% Canadian Experience Class 85% Family Parents and Grandparents 91% Spouses & Partners 83% Dependent Children 80% Family Class (Other) 70% Humanitarian Government Sponsored Refugees 76% Private Sponsored Refugees 69% Refugee Dependents 86% H&C Applications 70% FCH – […]
Read more ›Canada’s Self-Employed Program seeks to attract to Canada individuals who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Self-employed persons are required to have either: relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada. The farm management component of the program closed on March 10, 2018. Eligibility – Athletics and Cultural Experience The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) website states that to qualify […]
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