Business Immigration Guides
Choosing where in Canada to build a business is one of the most consequential decisions an entrepreneur immigrant makes. Our firm has prepared a free, plain-language guide to every active provincial and territorial business immigration program in Canada – the requirements, the process step by step, the fees, and the practical considerations we walk through with our own clients.
British Columbia
BC PNP Entrepreneur – Base Stream
For experienced entrepreneurs establishing or acquiring a business anywhere in British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver.
BC PNP Entrepreneur – Regional Stream
Half the Base stream’s thresholds for new businesses in smaller B.C. communities, with the host community as a formal partner.
Alberta
AAIP Rural Entrepreneur Stream
Alberta’s principal pathway for experienced entrepreneurs – rural communities under 100,000, with a Community Support Letter.
AAIP Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
For graduates of Alberta institutions with a PGWP – businesses anywhere in the province, including Calgary and Edmonton.
AAIP Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
A start-up pathway for graduates of institutions outside Canada, built around innovative ventures and agency endorsement.
AAIP Farm Stream
For experienced farmers establishing or purchasing a crop or livestock operation, assessed with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation.
Saskatchewan & Manitoba
SINP Farm Owner and Operator
Saskatchewan’s pathway for working farmers, with a mandatory exploratory visit and a refundable good-faith deposit.
MPNP Entrepreneur Pathway
Manitoba’s Business Investor Stream pathway for establishing, purchasing, or partnering into a Manitoba business.
MPNP Farm Investor Pathway
Primary agricultural production in rural Manitoba, with a mandatory farm business research visit.
Atlantic Canada
New Brunswick Business Immigration Stream
New Brunswick’s invitation-based stream, with a reduced net worth threshold for agricultural business plans.
Nova Scotia Entrepreneur Stream
Lower thresholds outside Halifax and active support for business succession purchases from retiring owners.
NL International Entrepreneur Category
Newfoundland and Labrador’s pathway for experienced business owners – with no provincial application fee.
NL International Graduate Entrepreneur
For graduates of the province’s institutions who have operated their own NL business for at least one year.
The Territories
Yukon Business Nominee Program
Strategic-sector businesses in Canada’s westernmost territory, selected on a 65-point assessment grid.
Northwest Territories Business Stream
The lowest financial thresholds in Canada outside Yellowknife, with direct review and fast processing.
Get notified when these guides are updated
Program requirements change frequently. We re-verify this library on a regular schedule – email us and we’ll let you know when the guides are updated.
Not sure which program fits your situation?
Every program rewards a different profile – net worth, experience, sector, and where you want to live all shape the right strategy. Book a consultation and we will assess your options across all of them.
These guides are provided for general information only and do not constitute legal advice for any specific case. They summarize program requirements as published by the respective provincial and territorial governments as of the date noted above. Program criteria, fees, and intake status change from time to time and should be verified against current official materials before any step is taken. Kabir & Alam Lawyers · Canadian Immigration & Refugee Law · 25 Dalhousie Street, Toronto, ON M5B 0B3.