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Citizenship and Immigration Law

Embarkation Law Group provides a full range of services in the area of immigration and citizenship law, including applications for temporary and permanent residence as well as appeals.

Temporary Status

  • Work permits, including NAFTA and GATS
  • HRSDC work Confirmations
  • Study permits
  • Visitor visas
  • Temporary Resident Permits
Permanent Residence & Citizenship
  • Investors
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Self-employed applicants
  • Skilled Workers
  • Provincial Nominee Program applications
  • Spouse / Common-law Partner Sponsorships
  • Family Sponsorships and Appeals
  • Permanent Resident Card applications
  • Citizenship applications
Litigation Services
  • Federal Court judicial reviews and appeals
  • Stay of Removals
  • Immigration Appeal Division cases
  • Immigration Division inquiries
  • Citizenship Revocation defence

Quebec Immigration Investor News Update November 20, 2008

QUEBEC INVESTOR PROGRAM - EASIER AND FASTER The Quebec government has made some very important changes to the selection requirements for Investors to Quebec. These changes were just published in November 2008 and will go into effect February 2, 2008.

  Highlights of the changes are:

  • "Full-time" management experience no longer required. Management Experience has been changed. In order to meet the management experience requirements, a prospective investor need show only 2 years in the last 5 years of duties related to the planning, management and control of financial resources and of human or natural resources under the investor's authority. There is no longer a requirement for "full-time" management experience. This opens the Quebec Investor Class to professionals who spent most of their time carrying out their practice but only spent a portion of their time on management duties.
  • Interview may be waived.It is now possible for the Quebec immigration officials to process an application without requiring the investor to attend for an interview. This means that if the application is well prepared and all of the supporting documents are of good quality and present, a decision can be made much more quickly without requiring the investor to attend for an interview. The Quebec immigration officer may still require an interview if there is reason for it.
  • Management of "profitable" business no longer a requirement. The type of management experience has also changed. In addition to being able to qualify with part-time experience, an investor can also now qualify with experience in a legitimate business, even if it is not profitable. There is a requirement that the business must have had the equivalent of at least 2 full-time employees other than the investor.
  • Net worth can be by gift. The net worth of $800,000 no longer needs to be accumulated as a result of the investors own efforts. Now, gifts, as long as they were received more than 6 months before the application, and inheritances can be used in calculating the investor's net worth.

These changes are very positive for the Quebec Investor Program. We are more than pleased to assist you in an application for a Selection Certificate under the Quebec Investor Program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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