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P.E.I.'s 100% Ownership Stream Could Face Federal Government Scrutiny

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December 1, 2017 - Ottawa is being urged to step in and conduct a review of the Prince Edward Island 100% Ownership Stream over allegations it is being misused.

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Colin Singer
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November 30, 2017 – Ottawa is being urged to step in and conduct a review of the Prince Edward Island 100% Ownership Stream over allegations it is being misused.

Three foreign students say business immigrants in P.E.I. through the investment stream have asked them to pay back part of their wages in cash.

This follows revelations the province withheld $18 million from candidates who failed to start a business under the program in 2016. The implication is that the candidates are using the stream as a back door to Prince Edward Island immigration, never intending to start a business.

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