Provincial Nominee Program: Business Immigrants

Business Category: Regional Business

Applicants for nomination in the Regional Business category will be required to:

1. Make a personal investment of at least $200,000 CAD to establish or to purchase and expand an eligible business anywhere in BC outside of the Vancouver metropolitan area ( 316KB) or the Abbotsford metropolitan area 
   ( 290KB)
   
   
2. Create at least 1 new job in the business for a Canadian or permanent resident
   
   
3. Own at least one third (33 1/3%) of the equity of the business
   
   
4. Provide active and on-going participation in the day to day management and direction of the business
   
   
5. Demonstrate that they have:
   1. the skills and experience necessary to establish and operate a commercially viable business in BC;
   2. a personal net worth of at least $400,000 CAD obtained from legal sources
   3. sufficient unencumbered personal funds to make the required investment
   4. a viable business proposal
      
      
6. Sign a Performance Agreement with the Province of British Columbia
   
   
7. Sign a Deposit Agreement with the Province of British Columbia, if they are seeking a Fast Track nomination
    

   	Applications in the Regional Business category are limited to principal applicants – there is no provision to include foreign key staff as co-applicants for nomination
   	Applications will not be accepted from individuals who have an unresolved refugee claim in Canada, are in Canada illegally, are under a removal order in Canada, or are prohibited from entering Canada.