How different is the business immigrant certificate from the investment immigrant certificate?
The business immigrant certificate is “conditional”. After your family immigrates to Canada, you must start an enterprise within two years. This includes that you become a share holder or buy an existing business. You must employ at least one Canadian citizen. The expense for opening a business ranges from thousands to tens of thousands dollars. After a year, you meet all conditions and you may stay in Canada unconditionally. On the other hand, an investment immigrant is not bounded by and condition, he/she has the right to live in Canada anytime.
