Quebec’s Immigrant Investor Program for Assistance to Business was created by the Quebec government in 1986 in order to favour the unconditional entry of businesspeople and their families to Quebec as permanent residents.  The program provides subsidies to Quebec businesses in the process of realizing admissible projects. Under this program, potential immigrant investors who agree to respect certain requirements can obtain permanent residents status in Quebec.  The program allows immigrant investors and their families to obtain an unconditional Canadian permanent resident visa.

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The program is meant for immigrant investors who want to settle in the province of Quebec. To qualify, an applicant must:

• have a net worth of C$800,000 obtained legally;
• have at least two (2) years of management experience acquired in the five (5) years preceding the application. This experience does not need to be acquired in a profitable business and/or on a full-time basis;
• management experience acquired in a professional business will be eligible to enable the selection of applicants who practice both management functions and a professional activity. In this case, the professional business should have at least the equivalent of two full-time staff (30 or more hours per week), excluding the immigrant applicant;
• invest in IQ Immigrant Investisseurs Inc. for a period of five (5) years.

|     Main features of the Quebec Program    |