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Investor Migration to Canada

The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced business people to invest C$400,000 into Canada’s economy. Investors must:

· show that they have business experience

· have a minimum net worth of C$800,000 that was obtained legally and

· make a C$400,000 investment. (Important note; The investor have the option either to invest the C$400,000 amount through the Canadian government and then it will be returned back to the investor without interest after five years or the other option is for the investor to enter into an arrangement with a Canadian financial institution where the financial institution will deposit the C$400,000 amount with the Canadian government in return for USD100,000 that is not refundable)

Your investment is managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and is guaranteed by the Canadian provinces that use it to create jobs and help their economies grow.

CIC will return your C$400,000 investment, without interest, about five years and two months after payment.

The condition that must be satisfied in order to obtain the investor migration permanent residency are as follow;

Have at least two years of business experience.
Have a net worth of at least C$800,000 that was legally obtained, and be willing and able to make an investment of C$400,000.
You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.
Meet medical and security requirements.
Obtain a minimum of 35 points in the selection grid as per the following details;

Selection Criteria	Maximum Points
Education	25
Business experience	35
Age	10
Ability in English and/or French	24
Adaptability	6
TOTAL	100

The details of the above mentioned points are as follows;

Education

No high School	0
High School	5
Diploma	20
Bachelor	22
Master’s or PhD	25

Experience

Two years of business experience	20
Three years of business experience	25
Four years of business experience	30
Five years of business experience	35

Language Ability in English and/ or French

First Official Language	Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
High proficiency	4	4	4	4
Moderate proficiency	2	2	2	2
Basic proficiency	1	1	1	1
Please Note: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for basic-level proficiency.
No proficiency	0	0	0	0
Second Official Language	Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
High proficiency	2	2	2	2
Moderate proficiency	2	2	2	2
Basic proficiency	1	1	1	1
Please Note: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for basic-level proficiency.
No proficiency	0	0	0	0

Age

You will be awarded selection points based on your age at the time when the visa office receives your application.

Age	Points
16 or under	0
17	2
18	4
19	6
20	8
21–49	10
50	8
51	6
52	4
53	2
54+	0

Adaptability

You have made a business exploration trip to Canada in the period beginning five years before the date of your application.	6
You have participated in joint federal–provincial business immigration initiatives.	6

If you would like to obtain more information about the investor migration program to Canada please send your inquiry to the following email general@livevisa.com