There are several business investment avenues through PNP programs across Canada:

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

Entrepreneur

Requirements: $600,000 CAD net worth, 3 years experience being a business owner/manager, invest $200,000 & create at least 1 full time job for Canadian citizens or PR.

Entrepreneur Regional Pilot

Criteria: The business must be located in a community in BC with a population less than 75,000

Requirements: $100,000 investment, personal net worth of $300,000, have minimum 51% ownership & create 1 full time job in the local community.

Manitoba PNP

Entrepreneur pathway

Requirements: Minimum investment of $250,000, networth of $500,000 & have 3 years of work experience as business owner/manager 

Farm Investor

Requirements: $300,000 investment, $500,000 net worth, 3 years experience of farm ownership or operation

New Brunswick PNP

Entrepreneur

Requirements: Net worth $600,000 & must invest $250,000, 3 years of work experience as business owner/manager

Nova Scotia PNP

Entrepreneur

Requirements: Net worth of $600,000, $150,000 minimum investment, 3 years of work experience as business owner/manager

Ontario PNP

Entrepreneur

Requirements: Net worth $800,000 (outside GTA is only $400,000), minimum investment of $600,000 (outside GTA is only $200,000) & must create 2 full time positions (If outside GTA than only 1 full time position)

If the proposed business is ICT / Digital Communications Sector than networth can be min. $400,000 and investment min $200,000

Corporate

Requirements: International corporation must be established for at least 36 months, must be linked to parent corporation abroad and new business in Ontario, primary income source must be from active earned income from the business

Corporation must make an investment of 5 million dollars to expand into Ontario

Must create 5 new jobs for Canadian citizens or PR’s for every “key staff” being nominated at the company.

Prince Edward Island

Business Work Permit Stream

Must get endorsed by the community (Known as “community endorsement”)

Requirements: Net worth $600,000