Known as the Entrepreneur Immigration (BC PNP) — Set to Launch early in 2019 and it is a two-year pilot program. The pilot program aims to assist smaller communities around BC.

BC PNP to work in partnership with regional communities of less than 75,000 people to welcome approved immigrant entrepreneurs who want to open a new business.

Communities must be located farther than 30 kilometers from a population center of more than 75,000 people in order to be enrolled in the pilot.

The program is to help the smaller communities and in exchange they will nominate the business Immigrants.

Potential interested applicants must make an exploratory visit  and get a referral from the visited community.

 Among other eligibility criteria, candidates must:

• have a minimum of $100,000 in eligible business investments;
• have a minimum personal net worth of $300,000;
• conduct an exploratory community visit;
• have 3+ years of experience as an active business owner-manager or 4+ years as a senior manager within the last 5 years;
• take on a minimum of 51 per cent ownership;
• create a minimum of one new job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

During the visit the Candidates will present their proposal to the designated pilot representative and obtain a referral.

All candidates will receive a score upon registering and the highest-scoring candidates will be invited to submit a full application to the BC PNP through monthly invitation rounds.

The pilot will open to registrations in early 2019 and will run for an initial period of two years.

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