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“Residence by Investment, Minus the Investment”: Slava Apel Explains The Canada Startup Visa on the Mobility Standard Podcast

December 16, 2022December 19, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, canada startup visa, Canada SUV, mobility standard, podcast, slava apel, startup visa

Slava Apel: Canada’s Startup Visa is the “most viable and direct path to Canada PR” and the “most profitable program” for immigration firms.

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Intel & Data North America 

Vietnamese Applicants Top Canada Startup Visa Recipients

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim bastien trelcat, canada, club, data, harvey law, hlg, north america, startup visa, statistics, vietnam

In 2019, says Bastien Trelcat, “some consultants started abusing loopholes in the program, such as by selling it as a passive investment,” which has resulted in lower approval rates.

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North America Opinion 

Canada: Forget the Startup Visa – Focus on Regional Pilots

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, canada, club, north america, opinion, regional pilot, residence by investment, startup visa

From real estate to bonds and shares, global investors are spoilt for choice when it comes to investing in residencies. Except in Canada.

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Editor's Picks North America Policy Updates 

Québec Extends Suspension of Immigrant Investor Program to 2023

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, club, golden visa, mandeville, policy updates, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, sam bayat

The “QIIP is dead in the water,” lamented Sam Bayat on learning that Quebec will extend its program moratorium for a third time in 16 months.

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Interviews Ten On The Weekend 

Pace of Industry Change is Speeding Up: 10 on the Weekend – Stephane Tajick

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Contributor canada, club, interview, qiip, stephane tajick, totw

“A typical millennial”, Stephane Tajick says there is no book on his nightstand, only his phone, and that the falling supply of good RCBI programs keeps him up.

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Podcast 

Podcast: Pandemic’s Lessons for IM Programs and the Impact of a North Macedonian CIP

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim ahmad abbas, canada, caribbean, citizenship by investment, coronavirus, eb-5, golden visa, greece, mobility standard, north macedonia, podcast, portugal, rogelio caceres, stephane tajick

Crunch time for EB-5, the North Macedonian surprise, why Canada makes immigration so hard, business as usual in the Caribbean, and much more.

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North America Tajick's Take 

Quebec IIP’s Future Hangs in the Balance as Govt. to Decide its Fate in March

February 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Stephane Tajick backlog, canada, club, golden visa, north america, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, retention, tajick, tajick's take

As Canada and Quebec battle the COVID-19 pandemic with curfews and travel restrictions, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is getting ready for a showdown that will decide its fate.

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North America Policy Updates 

Québec IIP Suspension Extended Until April 2021; IIAC Calls for Re-Launch of Federal Program

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, club, north america, policy updates, qiip, quebec

“It is a program that could have helped in economic recovery, with this pandemic. To the business community, it is deplorable,” said lawyer Maxime Lapointe.

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North America 

91% of Québec Immigrant Investors Settle in Other Provinces – But That’s Changing Quickly

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, club, data, qiip, quebec, statistics

The share of Québec Immigrant Investor Program participants who settled in the province had averaged 8% – until last year when it suddenly jumped.

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Industry Trends 

What the EU Needs to Learn From Canada’s Targeted Investment Migration Model

January 27, 2020June 15, 2020 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, canada, club, entrepreneur, EU, europe, IMC, startup visa, trends

The money-for-rights model of investment migration – while economically successful – is a hard sell, politically. Canada’s model offers a compromise.

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Opinion Tajick's Take 

Who’s to Blame When Investment Migration Programs Have Little Economic Impact?

December 1, 2019October 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick canada, club, economic impact, opinion, quebec, review, tajick's take

When governments find the economic benefits of investment migration programs fall short, they should ask themselves who designed them in the first place.

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North America 

Québec IIP’s 20,000-Application Backlog Precipitated Suspension

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim backlog, canada, club, north america, qiip, quebec, residence by investment

18,800 main applicants fulfilled the obligations of the QIIP but still await their permanent residence permits, a factor partly motivating the suspension.

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North America Policy Updates 

Québec Immigrant Investor Program Suspended Pending Review

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, club, golden visa, north america, policy updates, quebec, residence by investment

While the announcement spoke only of a suspension, “it is not clear if the program will reopen, and under what conditions,” said one major service provider.

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Tajick's Take 

Tajick: Remembering the Dead Part 1 – Residence by Investment Programs of Yore

January 7, 2019June 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick analysis, canada, club, golden visa, history, hong kong, hungary, residence by investment, tajick

This is the first in a two-part series on now-defunct residence and citizenship by investment programs. This week, we look

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North America Policy Updates Tajick's Take 

Quebec to Cut QIIP Selection by Up to 65% in 2019, CSQ Wait-Time to Double

December 9, 2018June 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick canada, golden visa, policy, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, tajick

As part of its plan to reduce overall immigration to the province, the government of Quebec is cutting the number

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Editor's Picks Industry Trends 

IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim bruno l'ecuyer, canada, cbc, code of conduct, ethics, IMC, investment migration, qiip, report, vice

In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state

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North America Tajick's Take 

Tajick: Public Broadcaster Investigation Rocks Québec IIP

September 22, 2018June 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick canada, club, investigation, qiip, quebec, tajick, vice

On the 20th of September, the whole investment migration industry in Canada was holding its breath before the airing of

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Editor's Picks North America Opinion Tajick's Take 

Tajick: 3 Common Myths Canadian Media Uses to Demonize Investor Immigrants

April 14, 2018June 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick canada, club, immigrant investor, media, opinion, qiip, quebec, tajick, tajick's take

Whereas questioning the degree to which unskilled refugees – tens of thousands of which Canada welcomes annually – sufficiently contribute

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Editor's Picks North America Policy Updates Popular 

Big Changes Coming to Québec Investor Program – Min. Investment Now C$ 1.2M, Net Asset Requirement Raised

April 1, 2018April 19, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim canada, golden visa, immigration, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, sam bayat

The Quebecois government’s official gazette this Wednesday contained details of the upcoming amendments to the Québec Immigrant Investor Program’s (QIIP)

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Editor's Picks North America Popular Tajick's Take 

Canadian Immigrant Investor Myth #2: The Chinese Are Driving Up Property Prices

March 3, 2018June 10, 2018 Stephane Tajick asian, canada, chinese, immigrant investor, property, real estate, stephane tajick, tajick's take

By Stephane Tajick Is there a form of discrimination in our targeting of wealthy Chinese looking people in Canada? Are

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