Are you a businessman with dream of foreign immigration? If yes, you should make use of British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) For Businessmen. It is especially designed for business professionals like you. The province is a hub of cultural diversity and economic prosperity.

The program aims to attract successful and experienced businessman like you who have both the capability and funds to not only establish a business venture but to run successfully and contribute towards the province’s economic growth, via making maximum profit.
The business must provide economic benefit to British Columbia by contributing towards one of the following:

• Improving the exports of goods/services
• Swelling value-added manufacturing,  processing or key resource activity
• Increasing BC tourism
• Forming pioneering strategies to traditional businesses
• Boosting research and development and technology commercialization
• Transferring skills, technology, and know-how to BC.
• Servicing an un-served regional market

Under the category, the aspirants must meet certain criteria and also successfully fulfill the requirements of one of the three categories of the well-known stream. Successful applicants will receive a British Columbia Provincial Nomination Certificate, which will speed-up your Canada Immigration Permanent Resident card application process.

The three categories under British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) For Businessmen are Business Skills, Regional Business, and Strategic Projects.

Applicants submitting an application under Business Skills Category must:

• Possess a minimum net worth of CDN $800,000 to invest
• Make a minimum investment of CDN $400,000 to start the eligible business
• Have minimum ownership of one third of the equity of the business
• Possess a business plan to create a minimum of three new jobs–either for Canadian citizens or for the permanent residents.
• Have the required skills and experience to successfully manage the business.

Applicants submitting an application under Regional Business Category must have:

• Business venture situated outside the Vancouver and the Abbotsford Metropolitan Areas
• Minimum net worth of CDN $400,000
• Minimum investment of CDN $200,000 to begin the eligible business
• Minimum ownership of 33% of the equity of the business
• Business plan to generate a minimum of one new job for a citizen or a Permanent Resident of Canada
• Expertise and the experience required to successfully set up and run a business

The third & the last class allows firms from abroad to set-up an office in BC, and bring in key foreign professional, managerial or technical employees, a minimum of five in numbers who have the goal to become a Permanent Resident in the Maple Leaf Country.

Companies in this category must:

• Make a minimum equity investment of CDN $500,000
• Generate not less than three fresh employment opportunities for Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents for every nominee aspirant put forward by the company
• Successfully prove that the nominee aspirants are indispensable to the proposed business and have a record of excellent business practices.

British Columbia is one of the strongest economy centers of Canada and has one of the strongest natural resource sectors emphasizing on forestry and mining.