Govt. Publishes New QIIP Regulations: Unlikely to Attract Many Applicants, Says Expert
Upper intermediate French, a C$200,000 donation, and a 12-month physical presence requirement are but some of the stricter new requirements.
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Canada to Reform Startup Visa: Financially Backed Applicants to Get Priority
Canada will raise the number of spots for Startup applicants and prioritize those financially backed. Work permits will be open and last 3 years.
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Tajick’s Take: New Quebec IIP – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
QIIP may never be the belle of the ball again, but with a bit of makeup and dim lights, she can still find suitors, writes Stephane Tajick.
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Antigua, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts Gain Visa-Free Access to Canada (With Exceptions)
Many Saint Lucians, Kittitians, and Antiguans will no longer need apply for visas before visiting Canada – presuming they fly in.
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Opinion: The Dwindling Future of the Quebec IIP – A Shadow of Its Former Self
The French requirement and the $500k walk-away option likely to result from the new rules will cripple the QIIP, laments Nicolas Laurin.
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Quebec to Reopen QIIP With French Language Requirement and $200,000 Donation, Likely by End of Year
Suspended since 2019, the QIIP is likely to reopen by the end of the year with a new set of requirements, writes Patrick McCarthy.
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Why the Quebec IIP Still Has a Future, Despite the Extended Suspension
Quebec’s Immigrant Investor Program recently saw its suspension extended. But the program still has a future, argues Stephane Tajick.
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“Residence by Investment, Minus the Investment”: Slava Apel Explains The Canada Startup Visa on the Mobility Standard Podcast
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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Vietnamese Applicants Top Canada Startup Visa Recipients
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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Canada: Forget the Startup Visa – Focus on Regional Pilots
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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Québec Extends Suspension of Immigrant Investor Program to 2023
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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Pace of Industry Change is Speeding Up: 10 on the Weekend – Stephane Tajick
“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: Pandemic’s Lessons for IM Programs and the Impact of a North Macedonian CIP
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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Quebec IIP’s Future Hangs in the Balance as Govt. to Decide its Fate in March
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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Québec IIP Suspension Extended Until April 2021; IIAC Calls for Re-Launch of Federal Program
“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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91% of Québec Immigrant Investors Settle in Other Provinces – But That’s Changing Quickly
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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What the EU Needs to Learn From Canada’s Targeted Investment Migration Model
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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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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