Entrepreneurship Program in British Columbia

1- Providing 3 years of experience in owning a personal business or 4 years of experience in managing a business or senior management of an organization or a combination of the two

2️- If you plan to buy or start a business in the Vancouver area, you must have at least 600 thousand Canadian dollars and be able to buy or start a business in the same area for at least 200 thousand Canadian dollars and your share Also, in that business, at least 33.33%. You must also create a job for a Canadian.

3- If you plan to buy or start a business outside of Vancouver, your assets must be at least 300 thousand Canadian dollars and you can buy or start a business in the same area for at least 100 thousand Canadian dollars. Your share in that business should be at least 51%. You must also create a job for a Canadian.

4- The trip to the province is not mandatory in the main program, but it is better to do it and you must first receive your visitor visa and have a planned trip to this province. But this trip is mandatory in the Regional program.

5- Having a CLB 4 language certificate. Of course, this is the minimum amount. Naturally, with higher IELTS, you can increase the chance of passing.

6- Get the necessary points in this program. This score depends on many factors and it will be done by our professional team.

 

Tips for this program:

⭕️ The amount of 200 thousand dollars to buy or create a business is actually the minimum of this program. In many cases, it is necessary to provide much higher amounts to obtain the necessary points in the business plan. Therefore, you will not have much chance in this program with only an investment of 200 thousand dollars.

⭕️ What exactly this amount of capital will be spent on is a very detailed story. Depending on the type of business, it can be the purchase of tools and equipment, permission, employee fees, marketing, etc.

⭕️ The business you buy in the province of British Columbia must not have any debt to the Canadian government or be at a loss.

Some jobs cannot be bought or created. Such as: car wash, companies that can be worked at home, real estates, business buying and selling, etc.

⭕️ Business plan is very important and is one of the important factors of selection.

⭕️ For this program, you must first enter the Candidates Pool. In fact, you have to compete with others to win. So just having all the above cannot guarantee your success.

⭕️ Your presence in this province is mandatory and in fact you must be present every day in the business you created or bought.

🌐 In this program, you first receive a two-year work visa and you must establish or purchase your business within 18 months and make the amount of investment that you mentioned in your business plan.

🌐 After receiving the invitation of the province, you can apply for permanent residence for yourself and your family.

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