CANADA PERMANENT RESIDENCY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES
Start-up Visa Program
It is a federal program that enables up to 5 co-founders of an innovative start-up to apply for Canadian permanent Residency directly along with their family members. The key criteria for qualification include a letter of support from a Government Designated Entity, language proficiency, and proof of funds for sustenance in Canada. It allows senior-level, management personnel to apply for Canadian permanent residency by investing a certain amount ranging between CAD 100,000 to 200,000 in a Canadian company with a potential of exponential growth globally and opportunity of value addition and creating synergy for the executives. Notably, this route is the leading choice for senior management executives seeking relocation or considering dual residency with the capacity to invest. The absence of age-based restriction and point-based qualification is the key rationale behind it being a popular route.
Provincial Nomination Program
It is a route to Permanent Residency by immigrating to a specific Canadian Province. Each province in Canada has its own PNP and the qualification criteria include education, skill set, work experience & language proficiency.
For entrepreneurs under this program, the minimum investment amount ranges between CAD 200,000 to 500,000 varying on the basis of the choice of province.
Canada tops the charts for 'Most Immigration-Friendly Countries’. About 219 of the current Canadian population amounts to the immigrants from all across the globe, residing on a Permanent Residency status. Furthermore, Canada welcomes 400,000 new immigrant each year for contributing to its economy and job creation.
Intra-Company Transfer
It is categorized as awork visa, suitable for senior level employees qualifying them to work in Canada as it enables a company to relocate its key employees to its Canadian location. ICT is a potential pathway to attain the Canadian Residency by qualifying under the point-based system post working in the Canadian territory.
