The latest draw of Saskatchewan’s Entrepreneur stream will be conducted by the province’s immigration office on Wednesday, April 18. Potential business immigration candidates are advised to get their expressions of interest in urgently if they wish to be considered in this draw. The previous Entrepreneur stream draw took place on January 17, 2018. The Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee…
Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program officially became a permanent fixture on the immigration landscape as of March 31, 2018. The program aimed at entrepreneurs and business people made the transition from pilot to permanent, as Canada looks to attract people to set up new ventures and boost the economy. The recent federal budget allocated $4.5 million…
The concept of citizenship by investment has been around since 1984 when St. Kitts & Nevis became the first nation to offer fast-track passports to wealthy investors. The industry received greater visibility when Canada and the USA introduced programs offering permanent residence to rich investors instead of direct citizenship. The 2008 global economic crisis sparked…
New draws under Nova Scotia’s Entrepreneur and Graduate Entrepreneur streams were conducted on March 27, 2018. The Entrepreneur draw saw 22 candidates issued with Invitations to Apply for Nova Scotia immigration, with the lowest-ranked candidate scoring 108 points. The previous draw, on February 20, 2018, also saw 22 Invitations to Apply issued and a minimum score…
Increased workload under the local endorsement requirement of the Prince Edward Island Business Impact Program is causing problems for small towns. Officials say they are inundated with extra workload after 14 P.E.I. communities were given responsibility for endorsing applications from entrepreneurs and investors. It means local officials must receive applications and conduct interviews, before deciding…