Investor Visa

Immigrant investors can come to Canada under the Start-up Visa program which can grant them Canadian permanent residence. The program aims to recruit innovative entrepreneurs to Canada and link them with the Canadian private sector businesses. A designated venture capital fund must confirm that it is investing at least $200,000 into the qualifying business. Candidates can also qualify with two or more commitments from designated venture capital funds totaling $200,000. A designated angel investor group must invest at least $75,000 into the qualifying business.