Who’s to Blame When Investment Migration Programs Have Little Economic Impact?
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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Québec IIP’s 20,000-Application Backlog Precipitated Suspension
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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Québec Immigrant Investor Program Suspended Pending Review
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: Remembering the Dead Part 1 – Residence by Investment Programs of Yore
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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Quebec to Cut QIIP Selection by Up to 65% in 2019, CSQ Wait-Time to Double
As part of its plan to reduce overall immigration to the province, the government of Quebec is cutting the number
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IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation
In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state
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Tajick: Public Broadcaster Investigation Rocks Québec IIP
On the 20th of September, the whole investment migration industry in Canada was holding its breath before the airing of
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Tajick: 3 Common Myths Canadian Media Uses to Demonize Investor Immigrants
Whereas questioning the degree to which unskilled refugees – tens of thousands of which Canada welcomes annually – sufficiently contribute
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Big Changes Coming to Québec Investor Program – Min. Investment Now C$ 1.2M, Net Asset Requirement Raised
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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Canadian Immigrant Investor Myth #2: The Chinese Are Driving Up Property Prices
By Stephane Tajick Is there a form of discrimination in our targeting of wealthy Chinese looking people in Canada? Are
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Analysis: Does Investor Immigration Have a Future in Canada?
By Kareem El-Assal, Senior Research Associate at the Conference Board of Canada Canada was once the world leader in attracting
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Canadian Immigrant Investor Myth #1: They Pay Less Tax Than Refugees
By Stephane Tajick Since the end of Canada’s Federal Immigrant Investor program a few years ago by the Conservative Party,
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Antigua PM Calls Trudeau’s Bluff: Asks Canada to Specify CIP Flaws, Reinstate Visa-Free Policy
During a town hall meeting last week, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau said his government would reconsider allowing visa-free access to
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Trudeau: Canada Would Reinstate Antigua’s Visa-Free Access if CIP “Significantly Improves”
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Toronto this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the audience that his
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Canada’s Deportation of Chinese Up 700% Since Last Year, Attributed to Massive Visa-Fraud Case
Of the 15,237 individuals slated for deportation from Canada, 2,066 are Chinese nationals. While the number of persons repatriated from
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Pressed by EU, Canada Grants Visa-Free Travel to Bulgaria and Romania
Canada will hand a major boost to the value of Bulgarian and Romanian citizenship on December 1st this year, when
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Hong Kong Migration to Canada Doubled Last Year to Highest Number on Record
Figures obtained by South China Morning Post revealed that 1,210 Hong Kong natives obtained permanent residence status in Canada last
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Opinion: Rich Chinese driving up Canadian property prices – Myth or reality?
By Stephane Tajick In recent decades, property prices have been surging to record heights in both Vancouver and Toronto. Inhabitants
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Canada’s Startup Visa becomes permanent despite limited interest
Launched as a pilot program in 2013, the Canadian Startup Visa program will become a regular feature following the expiration
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As Antigua loses Canada visa-privileges, Caribbean access to Schengen and UK also at risk
Following Canadian immigration authorities’ announcement to end Antigua & Barbuda’s visa-free access – to the shock and chagrin of much of
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