Province

Minimum personal net worth

Manitoba

$350,000

Saskatchewan

$300,000

British Columbia: Vancouver & Abbotsford

$800,000

British Columbia: outside Vancouver & Abbotsford

$400,000

New Brunswick

$300,000

Quebec

$300,000

Business Minimum Business Government Performance Exploratory management investment plan deposit agreement visit experience required required? required? required? required? required? Yes: Previous business $150,000 and ownership or Participate ownership of $75,000 Yes, for a in day-to-day a minimum at least 1/3 Yes refundable minimum of 7 management of 3 years of of an eligible deposit days of business senior business management experience Participate in day-to-day Yes: $150,000 and management minimum of ownership of $75,000 of business & 3 years of No, but at least 1/3 Yes refundable create new business recommended of an eligible deposit jobs for management business Canadians or experience permanent residents Yes, in order to obtain a Optional $400,000 and work permit Fast Track ownership of create at Option: Strongly at least 1/3 Yes Yes least 3 new $125,000 recommended of an eligible jobs for refundable business Canadians or deposit permanent residents Yes, in order to obtain a Optional $200,000 and work permit Fast Track ownership of create at Option: Strongly Yes Yes at least 1/3 least 1 new $125,000 recommended of an eligible job for a refundable business Canadian or deposit permanent resident Yes: previous Participate business $75,000 Yes, for a in day-to-day ownership or $125,000 Yes refundable minimum of 5 management senior deposit days management of business experience Yes: minimum of $100,000 2 years of Participate representing business in day-to-day Strongly at least 25% Yes No management recommended management of capital of business experience equity in the last 5 years Participate in day-to-day management of business Participate in day-to-day management of business

Additional selection criteria?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes - basic proficiency in one of Canada's official languages

Yes

Prince Edward Island 100% Ownership Prince Edward Island Partial Ownership

$400,000

$150,000

Yes

Yes

$100,000

Yes

Yes

$400,000

$150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an

Yes

Yes

$100,000

Yes

Yes

investment of $1,000,000 $3,000,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an investment of $1,000,000 $300,000 in a business in the city of Yellowknife Participate in day-to-day management of business & create at least 5 new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents

Ontario

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Northwest Territories

$500,000 (if buying a business in the city of Yellowknife) $250,000 (including $150,000 in liquid assets)

Yes

Yes

$75,000 Yes, in order refundable to obtain a deposit work permit

Yes

Yes

Yes: $150,000 and minimum of $75,000 Yes, in order ownership of 5 years of Yukon Yes Yes refundable to obtain a at least 1/3 business deposit work permit of a business management experience **additional deposit of $10,000 if language results are below Canadian Language Benchmark 5 Provincial Nomination Programs with a Business Immigration (Entrepreneur) Category

Yes - basic proficiency in one of Canada's official languages