Canada has unique business immigration programs through which foreign entrepreneurs can secure permanent residency. These investor immigration programs are similar to golden visas and citizenship by investment programs; however, Canadian business immigration programs require active investment, eventually allowing you to get citizenship in exchange for investment. Through business immigration, business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors can become Canadian citizens by investing in Canadian businesses.
the Canadian context, business immigration is an area of immigration law that caters to foreign business owners, investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and high-net-worth individuals. By expanding foreign business to Canada, investing in an existing one, or starting a new one, foreign individuals and their families can receive permanent residency in Canada.
To become Canadian citizens, foreign entrepreneurs and investors must first obtain Permanent Resident status in Canada. Only permanent residents of Canada can become citizens after they have physically spent 3 years in Canada.
The Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Program allows students who have graduated from eligible Canadian designated learning institutions (DLIs) to obtain an open work permit to gain valuable Canadian work experience. Skilled Canadian work experience in Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories 0, 1, 2 or 3 that is gained through the PGWP Program helps graduates qualify for permanent residence in Canada through the Canadian experience class within Express Entry.
Only 1 post-graduation work permit is issued during the lifetime of an applicant. To obtain a post-graduation work permit, the applicant must currently have valid temporary status in Canada or have left Canada. They must have graduated from an eligible designated learning institution (DLI). They further must submit clear evidence that they meet all of the criteria noted below:
Within 180 days of the date of applying for the post-graduation work permit, applicants must also meet one of the following criteria:
A bridging open work permit (BOWP) lets you keep working while you wait for the results of your permanent residence application. You may be eligible if you applied to one of the permanent residence programs below.
Commensing January 30, 2023, family members of most foreign workers can apply for an open work permit. A few exceptions may apply to family members of low-skilled workers.
You may be eligible for this temporary measure if you’re a family member of a principal foreign worker in Canada who is any of the following: