Colin R. Singer is Managing Partner of investmentimmigration.com and immigration.ca and one of Canada’s foremost senior corporate immigration attorneys. He is recognized as an experienced authority on Canadian immigration matters as well as the international residence-by-investment industry through investmentimmigration.com. He is a licensed immigration lawyer in good standing with a Canadian Law Society during the past 25+ years.

Why Canada New Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Program Will Fail?

The federal government has recently launched its new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program which aims to raise $120 million from 60 eligible ultra-high net worth investors.  The funds are intended to be invested in Canada-based start-ups with high growth potential.   Ironically, the new program, unofficially confirms Canada’s definitive retreat from the global residence-through-investment…