Canada's Provincial Business Immigration Programs Turning To A Conditional Two-Step Process

December 22, 2017 – Canada's provinces are moving away from a direct path to Canada for wealthy immigrants and instead, turning to two-step immigration programs aimed at entrepreneurs looking to establish businesses and be granted Canadian permanent residence.

Increasingly, provincial entrepreneur programs require candidates to spend up to two years in Canada on a conditional temporary work permit, before being issued a nomination for permanent residence.

The latest province to switch to the two-step format is Manitoba, following the introduction of a new Business Investor Stream which will begin operation at the start of 2018. The new stream replaces the one-step MPNP-Business stream, which required a deposit refundable once the candidate's business was satisfactorily established.