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Immigrant Investors

IMMIGRANT INVESTOR VENTURE CAPITAL PILOT PROGRAM

Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program is meant for international investors with the skills and abilities needed to contribute to the Canadian economy and integrate into the society. The application period for the IIVC pilot program is currently closed. Watch this area for further updates.

Eligibility
  • Net-worth: You must have a personal net worth of CDN $10 million or more. Your net worth must have been acquired through lawful, private sector business or investment activities. At the second stage, you are required to obtain a due diligence report from one a designated service provider.
  • Investment in a venture capital fund: You must be willing to make a non-guaranteed/at-risk investment of $2 million in the IIVC fund, under a contract for approximately 15 years.
  • Language: You must take language test (English or French) from an approved agency. And must meet the minimum level of the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
  • Education:You must have a completed Canadian post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate of at least one year or a foreign equivalent, as validated by an original Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from a CIC-designated organization.

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