The federal government has taken fire for Quebec`s Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) which offers residency to wealthy immigrants, mostly from China. Critics accuse Ottawa of disregarding that the vast majority of these individuals settle in British Columbia and Ontario, and deprive these provinces of federal immigrant settlement transfer payments which Quebec is unfairly receiving. The…
The following was presented by Colin R. Singer as a key note speaker at the Conference Board Canada, Immigration Summit, Ottawa, April 5, 2016. The federal government is losing out on the world’s wealthiest investors despite Canada being an enviable destination for ultra high net worth business people. It lost its way when the previous…
Immigration authorities in the Province of Quebec announced they will begin accepting new applications under its highly successful Quebec Immigrant Investor Program for a limited period beginning May 30th2016 and ending February 28th 2017. This comes as welcome news for high net worth individuals looking for an attractive passive investment program offering Canadian permanent residence. The…
Canada offers a number of permanent immigration options for business investors. Many business immigrants to Canada own and operate a business in their country of origin. For these immigrants, one of the most significant benefits of moving to Canada, largely overlooked by most consultants, can be the ability to distribute the accumulated profits of their…
The US investment immigration program, the EB-5 visa, is a small program that contributes less than 2% of the total number of immigrants entering the United States each year. Around 4000 families gain the right to live in the USA through this program. Yet, this program, allowing affluent individuals to obtain the US Green Card…