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Certain Canadian provinces will nominate applicants for Permanent Residency under their Canadian Business Immigration Programs. If you are interested in living in one of these provinces, you may want to make your business investment there.
Use the table below to compare the programs and learn which is best suited to your circumstances.
Provincial Nomination Programs with a Business Immigration (Entrepreneur) Category:
| Province | Minimum personal net worth | Minimum investment required | Business management experience required? | Business plan required? | Government deposit required? | Performance agreement required? | Exploratory visit required? | Additional selection criteria? |
| Manitoba | $350,000 | $150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business | Yes: Previous business ownership or a minimum of 3 years of senior management experience | Yes | $100,000 refundable deposit | Participate in day-to-day management of business | No, but recommended | Yes |
| Saskatchewan SUSPENDED | $300,000 | $150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business | Yes: minimum of 3 years of business management experience | Yes | $75,000 refundable deposit | Participate in day-to-day management of business & create new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents | No, but recommended | Yes |
| British Columbia: Vancouver & Abbotsford | $800,000 | $400,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business | Yes | Yes | Optional Fast Track Option: $125,000 refundable deposit – SUSPENDED | Yes, in order to obtain a work permit create at least 3 new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents | Strongly recommended | Yes |
| British Columbia: outside Vancouver & Abbotsford | $400,000 | $200,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business | Yes | Yes | Optional Fast Track Option: $125,000 refundable deposit – SUSPENDED | Yes, in order to obtain a work permit create at least 1 new job for a Canadian or permanent resident | Strongly recommended | Yes |
| New Brunswick SUSPENDED | $300,000 | $125,000 | Yes: previous business ownership or senior management experience | Yes | $75,000 refundable deposit | Participate in day-to-day management of business | Yes, for a minimum of 5 days | Yes – basic proficiency in one of Canada’s official languages |
| Quebec CAPPED OUT | $300,000 | $100,000 – representing at least 25% of capital equity | Yes: minimum of 2 years of business management experience in the last 5 years | Yes | No | Participate in day-to-day management of business | Strongly recommended | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island 100% Ownership | $600,000 | $150,000 | Yes | Yes | $200,000 | Participate in day-to-day management of business | Yes | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island Partial Ownership | $600,000 | $150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an investment of $1,000,000 | Yes | Yes | $200,000 | Participate in day-to-day management of business | Yes | Yes |
| Ontario | – | $3,000,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an investment of $1,000,000 | Yes | Yes | No | Participate in day-to-day management of business & create at least 5 new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents | No | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | $500,000 (if buying a business in the city of Yellowknife) | $300,000 in a business in the city of Yellowknife | Yes | Yes | $75,000 refundable deposit | Yes, in order to obtain a work permit | Yes | Yes |
| Yukon | $250,000 (including $150,000 in liquid assets) | $150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business | Yes: minimum of 5 years of business management experience | Yes | $75,000 refundable deposit | Yes, in order to obtain a work permit | Yes | Yes – basic proficiency in one of Canada’s official languages |
| **additional deposit of $10,000 if language results are below Canadian Language Benchmark 5 | ||||||||