The Entrepreneurial Stream was developed for experienced business owners and senior managers who wish to become permanent residents by owning a business in New Brunswick (NB) and managing it while residing in the Province.

• have an eligible connection to New Brunswick; and
• be between 22-55 years of age; and
• have a score of at least 5 on the Canadian Language Benchmark Test in speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies in English or French; and
• have completed a minimum of two years of full-time post-secondary education after completing high school; and
• have a verifiable personal net worth** of at least CAD $600,000 of which CAD $300,000 must be liquid and unencumbered funds; and
• have at least three out of five years of experience in managing and owning a business (or at least 33.3%);
  or
  have five years out of five experience in a senior business management role or more;
  and
• want to live permanently in New Brunswick, while owning and managing a local business; and
• be able to invest at least $250,000 CAD of your own funds to establish a business in NB.

• Farm Owner and Operator Saskatchewan PNP

  Eligibility

  To be approved for nomination in this category, you’ll need all of the following:

  • Available Equity: You’ll have to provide financial documents that show a net worth of $500,000 (CAD).
  • Refundable Cash Deposit: You must sign a Performance Agreement. By doing this, you’ll be committing to purchase and actively operating a farm operation in Saskatchewan. You’ll also need to make a “good faith” deposit of $75,000 (CAD) in trust. The cash deposit will be returned to you when you’ve met the terms of the Performance Agreement. If you don’t meet the terms within two years of landing in Saskatchewan, the deposit will be forfeited to the Province.
  • Mandatory visit to Saskatchewan: You’ll need to make a comprehensive exploratory visit to Saskatchewan for no less than five working days. You must meet with a SINP representative on your visit.
  • Farm operation knowledge and experience: You’ll need to provide documentation (e.g. education and training, work experience, financial documents of your previous operations) that demonstrates you’re an experienced farm operator. If necessary, we may verify this information further through an interview when you are in Saskatchewan.
  • A practical, well-thought-out proposal for a commercial Saskatchewan farming opportunity. (See Important Terms: Farm Proposal Viability).

  Provincial and Federal immigration program criteria can change at any time. SINP applicants will be assessed against Provincial program criteria and eligibility requirements in place when their application was submitted. Please refer to IRCC’s website for up-to-date information regarding criteria and requirements in place for Permanent Residence applications.

  The federal government sets the number of nominations the SINP can make every year. The SINP also accepts a maximum number of applications, as per the application thresholds for each year. No application is guaranteed to be accepted and/or nominated.

  Farm Owners and Operators – Young Farmer Stream

  The Young Farmer stream of the Farm Owners and Operators category was created to allow young farm families to establish their lives and farming operations in rural areas of Saskatchewan.

  Application Criteria

  To be approved for nomination in this stream, you’ll need to:

  • Have a personal net worth of at least $300,000 (CAD) that can be confirmed.
  • Have accumulated your net worth legally. We should be able to confirm this as well.
  • Be under the age of 40 at the time of your application.
  • Have at least three years of experience in:
    • Farm ownership;
    • Farm management; or
    • Practical farming experience.
  • Provide a documented proposal for a commercial Saskatchewan farming opportunity. Your proposal should be based on research, consultations or formal coursework relevant to Saskatchewan agricultural conditions. Hobby farms don’t qualify. Also, the farming proposal should be a commercial project with a reasonable expectation of profit. In Saskatchewan, a qualified farming business must have a minimum of $10,000 CAD annual revenue.
  • In addition to all the above, you or your spouse must have marketable employment skills, based on education and experience that allows you to supplement your farming income..

  Nomination:

  Once you return the signed and dated Business Performance Agreement to the SINP, and we confirm that the Good Faith Deposit has been received, you’ll be nominated.

  • We’ll send you a nomination package including a Confirmation of Nomination letter and information on how to proceed with an Application for Permanent Resident Status with IRCC. If you request it, we’ll also issue you a Temporary Work Permit Support letter.
    • This will give you the opportunity to come to Saskatchewan earlier to begin preparations for your farm establishment. Note that the SINP does not issue Temporary Work Permit Support letters for all applicants.
    • We’ll send a Nomination Certificate to the appropriate IRCC Visa Post. Certificates are valid for six months.

  After Nomination:

  Applying for Permanent Residence

  After you receive notice that you’ve been nominated by the SINP, you’re responsible for submitting an Application for Permanent Residence to IRCC.

  • Be sure to apply for permanent resident status before your Nomination Certificate expires or your application will be closed.

  The Confirmation of Nomination letter includes detailed instructions on how to apply to the appropriate Visa Post. Submit your Application for Permanent Residence to IRCC at the Visa Post specified in this letter.

  • IRCC will conduct security, criminality and health checks, and will screen applications for misrepresentation. They’ll then send you instructions on medical examinations and may ask for more documentation. In some cases, you may have to attend an interview.

  If you meet all federal requirements, IRCC will issue Permanent Residence Visas for you and your accompanying family members.

  
  

  Entrepreneur Application SINP

  Through the SINP Entrepreneur Program, you and your family can start, obtain or partner in a business in Saskatchewan and be actively involved in managing it, while residing in Saskatchewan.

  The Entrepreneur Category Process

  There are three steps to the nomination process:
  1. Expression of Interest (EOI) submission to the SINP
  2. EOI Selection and Invitation to Submit an Application
  3. Nomination

  The Expression of Interest (EOI)
  The EOI is not an application; it is an expression of your interest in the SINP. Prospective immigrants will indicate their interest in operating a business and living in Saskatchewan by providing required information about their entrepreneurial experience, assets, and Business Establishment Plan (BEP), among other factors.
  1. Candidates who meet the minimum entry criteria will be accepted into the EOI candidate pool.
  2. Once submitted, EOIs are scored and ranked using the Points Grid.

  Before You Submit Your EOI
  Note the following important information, before you submit your EOI:

  • To submit an EOI to the SINP, you must:
    • Meet the minimum entry criteria; and
    • Complete the Points Assessment Grid in order to be scored once your EOI is in the pool of candidates.

  • To meet the minimum entry criteria you must:
    • Have $500,000 (CAD) at a minimum in Net Business and Personal Assets;
    • Have a minimum of three years of relevant business management or entrepreneurial experience gained in the past ten years; and,
    • Intend to invest a minimum of $300,000 (CAD) in Regina and Saskatoon or a minimum of $200,000 (CAD) in all other Saskatchewan communities.

  • We’ll assess the information you provide in your EOI against the points grid to rank your EOI in the pool of candidates. Candidates are then selected from the EOI system based on their score, with top scoring EOIs being prioritized for selection. Selected candidates are invited to apply to the SINP.

  • If you are invited to apply you must submit a Business Establishment Plan (BEP) that corresponds to the information in your EOI. Your BEP must include:
    • Your plan to establish a business that aligns with the points assigned in the Entrepreneur Category Points Grid, if applicable (for investment amount and sector);
    • Your ownership of at least one third (33 1/3 percent) of the equity of a business in Saskatchewan, unless your total investment is $1 million CAD or higher;
    • Your commitment to providing active and on-going participation in the day-to-day management and direction of the business; and
    • The creation of two employment opportunities in Saskatchewan for Canadians or permanent residents who are not related to you.
      • This only applies if you’re establishing a new business in Regina or Saskatoon.

  Please note that the SINP reserves the right to have Business Establishment Plans assessed by professional third parties identified by the Government of Saskatchewan. The assessment conducted by Third Parties will focus on the preparation and due diligence conducted by the applicant in preparing their proposed business plan.

  Expression of Interest (EOI) Submission to the SINP

  Please follow these steps to submit your EOI to the program:

  • Only those who meet the minimum eligibility criteria can submit an EOI.
  • If you are eligible to apply under the Entrepreneur category review the Points Grid.
  • Complete your EOI online. Instructions are provided during the online application. The system will calculate your score based upon the information you enter and your EOI will be placed in a pool for potential selection. Only EOIs with all sections completed can be submitted.
    • If selected, your EOI will form part of your application. You must be sure your EOI is up to date at the time of submission, and that all answers are accurate and truthful. If your EOI is not up to date and it’s found that you or any person associated with your application omitted relevant information or provided misleading or fraudulent information at the time of assessment, your application will be rejected and you’ll be unable to apply to the SINP for a period of two years.
    • Be sure you understand the questions before you provide an answer. If you’re unsure, use the help icons or review this page again.
    • There’s no fee for submitting an EOI.
    • You won’t need to attach any documents to your EOI. However, you will be required to attach documents, including translations if necessary, if you’re invited by the SINP to submit an electronic application.

  • Your EOI is ranked based upon your points assessment score, after which it’s placed in an EOI pool.
    • EOI’s can remain in the pool for 12 months from the date of receipt.
    • If your EOI is not selected during this time it will be removed from the pool and you will be able to reapply if you want to.
    • If you’re able to acquire additional points after starting your EOI, you can update your pendingEOI with current information before it’s submitted.
    • Once your EOI has been submitted you’ll not be able to update it. If your EOI is selected it will be removed from the pool and you’ll no longer be able to update it. Points for age are awarded based on your age on the date you submit your EOI.

  The EOI Selection and Invitation to Submit an Application
  EOI’s are assessed based upon the criteria in place at the time when your EOI was submitted. If your EOI is selected it will be removed from the application pool and you will no longer be able to update it. Selection doesn’t guarantee your application will be approved or that you’ll receive a nomination or permanent residence.

  After your EOI has been selected:

  • You’ll receive an Invitation to Submit an Application (ISA) letter. The letter will include a file number. If your application doesn’t match the information in your EOI it will be rejected and you’ll be unable to submit an EOI or apply to the SINP for two years.
    • If your situation or any of your information has changed and the changes would result in a loss of points or you would no longer meet the minimum criteria then you should request to withdraw your EOI and not submit an application.
  • You’ll have 20 calendar days from the date of the ISA letter in which to:
    • Pay a $2,500.00 CAD non-refundable processing fee; and,
    • Select and identify a recognized third-party financial review service provider on your online application.
  • You’ll have 90 calendar days from the date of the ISA letter in which to:
    • Submit your complete electronic application, including all required supporting documents; and
    • Submit your BEP
  • You’ll have 180 calendar days from the date of the ISA letter in which to:
    • Submit your Third Party Verification Report.
      • You’re responsible for submitting the required documents to the Third Party Verification provider (see the Third Party Entrepreneur Category Document Checklist).
      • The Third Party Verification provider may request further documents or information and may call you for an interview if necessary.
  • If you’ve not submitted the required information or processing fee within the time given, your invitation to apply will expire and your application may be closed and removed from the system.
    • If your application has been removed from the system and you’re still interested in applying to the SINP you’ll have to submit a new EOI, under the relevant criteria in place at the time of submission.
  • You’ll need to upload supporting documents to your electronic application.
    • Carefully review the document checklists for a full list of all required documents.
  • All documentation must be provided in English or French.
    • Where documents are in a language other than English or French, you must submit an electronic copy of the original document, as well as an electronic copy of its translation and a translator affidavit.
  • If your application is accepted for processing and the information you provided changes, such as your family composition, marital status, country of residence, contact information, etc., you must inform the SINP. You’re required to update your application even if your visa has already been issued.

  Applying for a Temporary Work Permit (TWP)

  • You will need to obtain a TWP to operate your business in Saskatchewan.
  • We require you to submit your SINP Entrepreneur Approval Letter along with your application for a TWP to the federal government within three months after you get the letter, to facilitate your arrival in Saskatchewan within 12 months of receiving your SINP Entrepreneur Approval Letter.
  • To apply for a TWP, you need to follow the instructions on IRCC’s website. You must first register as an employer in IRCC’s Employer Portal as the employer of your business (as a self-employed person). You will need to pay an employer compliance fee of $230 but you are exempt from the LMIA fee. If you do not have a Canada Revenue Agency number, you can contact the Employer Portal mailbox CIC.EmployerPortal-Portaildelemployeur.CIC@cic.gc.ca for further assistance.
  • Then you will need to apply for a TWP by going to the Employer Portal Welcome page, and going to the “What would you like to do today?” section. Select “Access the offer of employment queue”.
  • You will then enter your own personal information in the section for “Your online offer of employment” and submit your work permit application to IRCC – showing that you have an “Exemption from Labour Market Impact Assessment” as the type of work permit in the “Details of Intended Work in Canada” section. The Entrepreneurs’ LMIA Exemption code is C11. Please refer to the Employer Portal user guide if you have questions.
  • Once you have a TWP, you can relocate to Saskatchewan and establish your business.
  • Please see the following links for additional information from IRCC on how to apply for a TWP: Updated Instructions for Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed Candidates and Significant Benefit – Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed Candidates (R205(a) – C11)

  Arriving in Saskatchewan and Establishing Your Business

  • All approved applicants that don’t attend an arrival meeting in Saskatchewan within 18 months of the date on the SINP Entrepreneur Approval letter will be deemed to have failed to fulfill BPA terms, and their applications will be closed.
  • After you arrive in Saskatchewan you’ll have to:
    • Meet with a business service provider that we designate within 90 calendar days of arriving in Canada. The contact details will be sent to you with your BPA. The business service provider is available to answer your questions related to fulfilling the terms of the BPA. They can also refer you to other service providers for relevant information and guidance related to the establishment of your business;
    • Submit your Arrival Report Form and the list of documents you should provide with it; and
    • No later than 12 months after the Landing Date, submit your Business Establishment Progress Report to the SINP Entrepreneur category. This report outlines your business establishment activities to date.
  • Upon arrival in Saskatchewan, you’re to:
    • Begin to establish or purchase your business as per the requirements of your BPA. We recommend you start operating your business within six months of arriving in the province. To be eligible for nomination, you must operate your business for a minimum of six months.
  • You’re encouraged to use the settlement services available in Saskatchewan. You can access government-funded settlement services through Regional Newcomer Gateways.
    • These organizations are welcoming centers for newcomers to Saskatchewan. They provide language assessment services, career, and employment services (for your accompanying family members), and guidance and advice from a Settlement Coordinator. The Regional Newcomer Gateways can also connect you to the community and ethnocultural groups.

  Application for Nomination
  To qualify for nomination, you and your immediate family must be residing in Saskatchewan and you must meet the terms of your BPA, including:

  • Transferring the required funds to Canada;
  • Maintaining legal status in Canada; and
  • Operating your business in accordance with your BPA for at least six months before requesting nomination.

  To ensure you maintain legal status in Canada, you’re encouraged to have at least six months remaining on your TWP when you apply for nomination. You’re responsible for maintaining your legal status in Canada in line with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).

  • Once you’ve fulfilled your BPA and operated your business for at least six months you’ll be eligible to apply to the SINP for the nomination.
  • The SINP will assess your application for nomination and advise you of the outcome. You’ll be assessed upon your compliance with your BPA and any other criteria in place at the time you started your application process.
  • Submit your application for nomination electronically, using the SINP online system. See Nomination Request – Required Documents for the list of documents you’ll need to provide.
  • If approved for nomination the SINP will:
    • Send a nomination certificate to IRCC; and,
    • Send a nomination letter to you explaining how to send your permanent residency application to the IRCC Centralized Intake Office (CIO).

  Application for Permanent Residence

  Once you’ve successfully completed all three steps above, you may apply for permanent residency. To gain permanent residence status, you must apply to IRCC with your SINP nomination.

  • Ensure you maintain your legal status in Canada; and
  • Have a valid TWP while you are waiting for IRCC to process your permanent residence application.

  IRCC considers your application after it receives the nomination certificate from the SINP, and is responsible for assessing each nominee’s eligibility for Permanent Residence. It completes health, security and criminality reviews. It may also ask for any other information it thinks is needed, at any time during the application process. After all these reviews, if approved, IRCC will issue visas to you and your family members, as applicable.

You may qualify for this sub-category if you live outside Canada or have proof of legal status in Canada, are not a refugee claimant and:

The program criteria can change at any time, but we’ll use what was on this website when we received your complete application.
The federal government sets the amount of nominations the SINP can make every year. The SINP also has a maximum number of application thresholds for each year. No application is guaranteed to be accepted and/or nominated. View the Maximum Number of SINP Applications.

You may not be eligible for nomination if any of the following situations is true:

You must score a minimum of 60 points out of 100 points on the Point Assessment Grid to be considered for nomination.
You are awarded points on the basis of five factors:

You must attach documents to support the information for the eligibility criteria and points factors. For example, if you claim 20 points for having a university degree, you must attach a copy of your university degree and complete transcripts. If your degree is printed in a language other than English or French, you must also attach a translated version.

Canada offers refugee protection to people in Canada who fear persecution and who are unwilling or unable to return to their home country

Some people are not eligible to claim refugee protection in Canada.
Note – if you are under a removal order, you cannot make a refugee claim.
Officers who review your refugee claim will decide if it will be referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The IRB is an independent board that decides immigration and refugee matters.
The IRB decides who is a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection.
Convention refugees are outside their home country or the country they normally live in. They are not able to return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on:

• race
• religion
• political opinion
• nationality
• membership in a social group, such as women or people of a particular sexual orientation.

A person in need of protection is a person in Canada who cannot return to their home country safely. This is because if they return, they would be subject to a:

• danger of torture
• the risk to their life, or
• risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

Your refugee claim may not be eligible to be referred to the IRB if you:

• have been recognized as a Convention refugee from another country that you can return to.
• have already been granted protected person status in Canada.
• arrived via the Canada-United States border.
• are not admissible to Canada on security grounds, or because of criminal activity or human rights violations.
• made a previous refugee claim that was not found eligible.
• made a previous refugee claim that was rejected by the IRB.
• abandoned or withdrew a previous refugee claim.

The IRB website has more about making an asylum claim in Canada.

Canada has an agreement with the United States where people who want to make a refugee claim must do so in the first safe country they arrive in.
This means that if you enter Canada at a land border from the United States, you cannot make a refugee claim in Canada. In some cases, this rule does not apply (for example, if you have family in Canada).

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Strategic Business Location:

Life Style Advantage:

Bussiness/Investor/Entrepreneur Immigration Streams:

To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must meet the conditions in all these areas:

You must be at least 18 years old to apply.
To apply for citizenship for a child under 18:

You must have permanent resident (PR) status in Canada, have no unfulfilled conditions related to that status, and your PR status must not be in question. This means you must not:

You do not need to have a PR card to apply for citizenship. If you have a PR card, but it is expired, you can still apply for citizenship.

You must have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for at least 1,095 days during the five years immediately before the date of your application. .

When calculating how long you have lived in Canada, you can only count time spent after you became a permanent resident of Canada.
Find out if you have lived in Canada long enough to apply to become a citizen.

You must have met your personal income tax filing obligations in three taxation years that are fully or partially within the five years immediately before the date you apply.

Canada has two official languages—English and French. To become a citizen, you must show that you have adequate knowledge of one of these languages. In general, this means you can:

If you are 18 to 54 years of age, you must send documents with your citizenship application that prove you can speak and listen in English or French at this level. Use our wizard to see if you have the proof we will accept. The citizenship application guide also contains the type of proof we will accept.
Second, we will note how well you communicate to staff or a citizenship officer during your interview.
A citizenship officer will make the final decision on your application, including how well you can communicate in English or French.
Visit the acceptable language proof to apply for citizenship wizard.

To become a citizen, you must understand the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of citizenship, such as voting in elections and obeying the law. You must also show, in English or French, that you understand Canada’s:

If you are 14 to 64 years of age, when you apply for citizenship, you will need to take a citizenship test to show you have adequate knowledge of Canada and the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship. It is usually a written test, but it is sometimes taken orally with a citizenship officer. All you need to know for the test is in our free study guide, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. We will send you a copy of it once we get your application. The questions in the citizenship test are based on this study guide.

If you have committed a crime in or outside Canada you may not be eligible to become a Canadian citizen for a period of time. For example, if you:

Time in prison or on parole does not count as the time you have lived in Canada. Time on probation also does not count if you were convicted of a crime.

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