Immigration Canada – IRC Immigration, Residency and Citizenship

Canada

Immigration by Investment

Minimum Investment

CAD $800,000

Business Financing

Time To Residency

36

Months

Time to Citizenship

8

Years

Visa-Free Access

183

Countries & Territories

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

OPTION 1

Business Financing

Commit to making an interest free investment of CAD800,000 in a prescribed (government guaranteed) investment for 5 years

Business investment must be kept for 5 years

Government fees and due diligence fees apply

OPTION 2

Business Financing

Making a non-refundable one-time payment of CAD220,000 in order to finance the CAD800,000 investment

Business investment must be kept for 8 years

Government fees and due diligence fees apply

CANADA IMMIGRATION APPLICATION PROCESSS

Month 1-3

Profile Assessment& Preliminary Due Diligence Check
Retain IRC Invest & Payment % of Legal Fee
Commence Government Document Collection
Commence Business Plan Preparation

Months 3-8

Bank Account Compliance

Month 8-18

Bank Account Opening Approval
Business Formation 100% Escrow Down Payment
File Government Submission
Government Processing Fees % Transfer
Government Due Diligence Checks

Month 18-20

Government Residency Approval
Government Processing Fee % Transfer
Biometrics for Residency Card

Month 20-24

Residency Card Issuance

183 VISA-FREE TRAVEL COUNTRIES

Ranked 9^th in 2020
* Visa on arrival ** eTA

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City

Bangladesh *
Brunei
Cambodia *
Hong Kong (SAR China)
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos *
Macao (SAR China)
Malaysia
Maldives *
Mongolia
Nepal *
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka **
Taiwan
Tajikistan *
Thailand
Timor-Leste *
Uzbekistan

Botswana
Burkina Faso *
Cape Verde Islands *
Comores Islands *
Egypt *
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia *
Gabon *
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau *
Kenya *
Lesotho
Madagascar *
Malawi *
Mauritania *
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique *
Namibia
Reunion
Rwanda *
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles *
Sierra Leone *
Somalia *
South Africa
St. Helena *
Tanzania *
Togo *
Tunisia
Uganda *
Zambia *
Zimbabwe *

American Samoa **
Australia **
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands *
Micronesia
New Caledonia
New Zealand **
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau Islands *
Papua New Guinea *
Samoa *
Solomon Islands *
Tonga *
Tuvalu *
Vanuatu

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French West Indies
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands

Argentina
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Falkland Islands
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay *
Peru
United States
Uruguay

Armenia *
Bahrain *
Georgia
Israel
Jordan *
Kuwait *
Lebanon *
Palestinian Territory
Qatar
Saudi Arabia *
United Arab Emirates *

The information provided here reflects the IRC Passport Index ranking as per the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which supports aviation with global standards for airline safety, security, efficiency and sustainability