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Investor Immigrants (Québec)

Canada’s second largest province is home to 7.4 Million people. Predominantly French speaking, it’s produced notable figures such as Celine Dion, Leonard Cohen, and the renowned Cirque du Soliel. Some of their companies are world leaders in the aerospace, biopharmaceutical and information technology industries.

“La Belle Province” has its own immigration system, which is different from the rest of Canada’s. In the past, Québec Investor Immigrants had significant advantages over the Federal Immigrant Investor Program, resulting in over 90% of all Investor Immigrants opting for Québec’s program.

We’ve helped through the maze of Québec regulations, preparing their cases so that the Immigration Officer understands what they do, how it has been successful, and why they qualify. We also prepare them for their interviews, so that they know exactly how they qualify, and can face this confidently.

The Québec Government has its own Investor Immigrant category, which is slightly different than the Federal Investor Immigrant program. Both programs allows successful business persons to immigrate to Canada by investing $400,000 CDN for 5 years, interest free, into a guaranteed Immigration Fund; however, there are a few key differences. Like the Federal Investor Immigrant program, the Investors and their family members are given unconditional immigrant visas.

To qualify as an Investor under the Québec Investor Immigrant program, you must meet the following conditions:

  1. Management Experience: You must have at least three years of managerial experience in a profitable commercial, industrial or agricultural business or, alternatively, at least three years of managerial experience in a government, governmental organization, or international organization;


  2. $800,000 Net Assets: You must have accumulated a net worth of at least CAD$800,000 through legitimate economic activities; and


  3. $400,000 Investor Immigrant Fund: You must invest CAD$400,000 for five years in a Québec-approved investment fund. However, many banks will lend you money to invest in the fund, so you just need a down payment of about CAD$120,000.


  4. Destined to Québec: You must intend to immigrate to the province of Québec.

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