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On Friday, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Industry Minister James Moore announced that Canada will start accepting applications for theImmigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program on 28th January.
The programme will be open for applications between 28th January and 11th February, or until a maximum of 500 applications are received.
“Our government is reforming business immigration programming to target more active investment in Canadian growth companies and more innovative entrepreneurs,” explained Minister Alexander. “This pilot programme is designed to attract immigrant investors who will significantly benefit the Canadian economy and better integrate into our society, which will contribute to our long-term prosperity and economic growth.”
The creation of the IIVC fulfils the Government of Canada’s commitment in Economic Action Plan 2014 to create a more focused and effe[...]