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The BC Entrepreneur Immigration Stream is for experienced entrepreneurs who are ready to invest in and actively manage a business in BC.
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1. Entrepreneur Stream:
The Entrepreneur Stream is for experienced business owners or senior business managers who want to live in Nova Scotia. They must start a new business or buy an existing business and must actively participate in the day-to-day management of the business. After operating the business for a year, the entrepreneur may be nominated for permanent resident status. Application to the stream is by invitation only.
Program requirements:
- Applicants must be over 21 years of age or older.
- Applicants must live permanently in Nova Scotiawhile owning and actively managing a business in Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must have a net worth of at least CD$600,000.
- Applicants must invest at least CD$150,000 of their own money to establish a business in Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must have 3 years’ of experience in actively managing and owning a business (1/3rd ownership minimum) OR
- Have more than 5 years’ of experience in a senior business management role.
- Applicants must have a minimum CLB level of 5 (IELTS – R-4.0, W-5.0, L-5.0, S-5.0) in English level proficiency.
- The applicants must operate a business in Nova Scotiaon a Work Permit (WP) for at least one continuous year before being nominated for permanent resident status in Canada.
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2. International Graduate Entrepreneur Category
The International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is for recent graduates of a Nova Scotia university or Nova Scotia Community College. Applicants wishing to apply under this stream must have already started or bought a Nova Scotia business and operated it for at least a year before applying. Applicants must also have the desire to settle in Nova Scotia as permanent residents. Application to the stream is by invitation only.
Program requirements:
- Applicants must want to live permanently in Nova Scotia while owning and actively managing a business in Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must have at least one year of continuous work experience of actively managing and owning the business in Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must have minimum 33.33% ownership in the business.
- Applicants must have completed a degree or diploma after at least 2 academic years of full-time, in-person study at a university in Nova Scotiaor the Nova ScotiaCommunity College.
- Applicants must have a valid post-graduation work permit.
- Applicants must have a score of at least CLB level 7 (IELTS – R-6.0, W-6.0, L-6.0, S-6.0) in English.
If an applicant meets the minimum criteria, he/she will receive an Invitation to Apply from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”footer-download”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/MA0KmKBu1Rs?list=PLta9RijQ5wdQ9XTAIlLscEEpuACND_oQa”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPDEzmnHkxs&list=PLta9RijQ5wdRG29T_jzXza4-SbbDmR98s&index=6&t=422s”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJjZW50ZXIlMjIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0NhJTIwdGFyZ2V0JTNEJTIyX2JsYW5rJTIyJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyN2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGYWptZXJhbGF3Z3JvdXAuY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMDUlMkZDQU5BREEtQUxMLVBST1ZJTkNJQUwtQklaWi1JTU1JR1JBVElPTi1DT01QQVJFRC0xLnBkZiUyNyUzRURvd25sb2FkJTIwQnJvY2h1cmUlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTBBJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row]