Ontario immigration issued Notifications of Interest to 16 business candidates in a new Entrepreneur Stream draw. The December 2 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw required a minimum score of 118 points, nine lower than the previous draw. This was the fourth Ontario Entrepreneur draw of 2019 and the first since September 20, when 15 candidates…
Saskatchewan immigration will conduct its delayed final Entrepreneur draw of 2019 on Thursday, December 5. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw was originally scheduled for November 7, but was moved back a month ‘to accommodate for program criteria changes and system updates’. The stream requires a net worth of $500,000 and minimum investment of $300,000…
A new draw through the recently-launched Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot has been conducted by British Columbia. The November 26 draw saw 7 invites issued through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, with a minimum score of 120. The pilot is designed to bring entrepreneurs and investors to smaller British Columbia communities. The full requirements are…
New EB-5 regulations came into force on November 21, 2019, which means all I-526 petitions filed on or after this date must comply with the new rules. Analysis of the changes reveals that the new rules related to designation and adjudication of Targeted Employment Areas are likely to have a bigger impact on EB-5 investors…
Prince Edward Island immigration issued 14 invites to entrepreneur candidates through its Business Impact stream in the latest Expression of Interest draw. The November 21 draw was the largest since February 2019, with a total of 171 invites issued, including 157 to Labour Impact and Express Entry candidates. Business Impact candidates required a minimum score…