Federal Investor

The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced business people to invest C$400,000 into Canada’s economy. Investors must:

• show that they have business experience
• have a minimum net worth of C$800,000 that was obtained legally and
• make a C$400,000 investment.

Your investment is managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and is guaranteed by the Canadian provinces.

CIC will return your C$400,000 investment, without interest, about five years and three months after payment.

Those who wish to partake in the investor immigration program may live anywhere in Canada. Hence their place of residence is not determined by the location of their investment.

Who can apply

To be eligible under the Immigrant Investor Program, you must:

• Have at least two years of a business experience which is defined as:
  • ownership of a qualifying business of a sufficient size or
  • management of a business with a substantial number of employees
• Have a net worth of at least C$800,000 that was legally obtained, and be willing and able to make an investment of C$400,000.
  • Financing of this payment can be obtained through certain Canadian financial organizations. We can help in this matter. Please proceed to our How we can help section below.
• You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.
• Obtain a minimum of 35 points in the selection grid on the following criteria:
  • age
  • education
  • business experience
  • proficiency in English and French
  • adaptability

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How to apply

There are two application processes for immigrant investors who want to apply to become permanent residents:

• the simplified application process and
• the regular application process.

Most applicants must use the simplified process. However, you must use the regular process if:

• you have been selected by Quebec or
• you have been lawfully admitted to Canada for a period of at least one year and you are submitting your application at the Canadian visa office in Buffalo or
• you have been lawfully admitted into the United States for a period of at least one year and you are submitting your application at the Canadian visa office in Buffalo.

If none of the situations described above applies to you, you must use the simplified application process

How we can help

We assess your case from the info provided to us by you through our free assessment forms or otherwise. The experienced staff at Gate Seven will provide you with a quick and accurate assessment of your qualifications under the present regulations and criteria of the Federal Investor Class category. We then advise you whether you qualify or not. If qualified, we proceed to sign up a contract with you and follow all the procedures outlined in our G7 Consultant`s Professional Role Chart. 

If an applicant does not qualify for Canadian Immigration under this class, we will advise the applicant on why he/she can’t apply at this stage. We may advise of what to work towards and achieve in order to qualify sometime in future.