The BC PNP Regional Entrepreneur Category allows you to  establish a business anywhere in BC outside of the Vancouver and Abbotsford metropolitan areas in order to satisfy the main requirement to be nominated first for a Work Permit and then for Canadian Permanent Residence.

BC PNP Regional Entrepreneur Eligibility

To apply to the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in the Regional Entrepreneur category, you must have the following:

• Business experience as a senior manager or business owner.
• A viable business proposal that will bring significant economic benefits to the province.
• The financial ability to invest in a business.
  • You, and, if applicable, your spouse, must have a personal or combined net worth of at least CAD $400,000 obtained from legal sources. You must provide supporting documentation to support the net worth reported in your application.
• Have or be eligible for legal immigration status in Canada.
  • The (BC PNP) office will not accept your application if:
    • you are prohibited from entering Canada,
    • you have not been lawfully admitted in the country where you currently reside,
    • you are in Canada illegally,
    • you have an unresolved refugee claim in Canada, or
    • you are under a removal order in Canada.

Requirements

• Make a minimum investment of CAD $200,000 to establish, or purchase and expand an eligible business anywhere in B.C. outside the Vancouver or Abbotsford metropolitan areas.
• Hold at least one-third ownership in the proposed business in B.C.
• Sign a Performance Agreement with the province.
• Create at least one new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents.
• Be actively involved in the daily management and direction of the proposed business in B.C.
• Farming Businesses only – Applications proposing agricultural activities must include a feasibility assessment of the proposed business prepared by a consultant from the List of Eligible Consultants approved by the Ministry of Agriculture under its B.C. Farm Business Advisory Services Program.

Key Staff

If you are applying to the BC PNP Regional Entrepreneur category you cannot include a key staff member in your application.

Please Contact Us for more information on this program.