Canada PNP Entrepreneur Streams

Min investment

$73,000

Time to status

~1-3 yrs (work permit then PR)

Path to citizenship

PR (often via 2-yr work-permit-to-PR); citizenship after 3 yrs

Residency requirement

Live in & actively run the business in the nominating province

Visa-free destinations

Not specified

Dual citizenship allowed

N/A (residency)

Notes for Chinese applicants

11 provincial/territorial entrepreneur streams — the main business route after the Start-Up Visa paused. Investment ~CAD 100k-500k + net worth + a provincial business plan (job creation); usually a work-permit-first model converting to PR on meeting targets. Thresholds vary by province (e.g. NWT-outside-Yellowknife CAD 100k invest / 250k net worth; Nova Scotia CAD 150k / 600k). 2025 PNP allocations were cut sharply — fewer spots. Worldwide tax once resident.

About Canada

Healthcare

★★★★★

Safety

★★★★★

Cost of living

High

Climate

Continental

China relations

Cool / Western-aligned