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North West Territories Nomination Program: Business Driven Program The Business-Driven Program of the NWTNP seeks to attract Applicants with business expertise and substantial investment capital to settle in the NW Territories and enhance their economic environment. This immigration program is for foreign nationals with the ability to establish, purchase, or invest in an existing business. Applicants are selected primarily on the basis of their ability to create jobs for the ...foreign national and other Canadians living in the region. The application process begins with a working business concept and a desire to move to the Northwest Territories (NWT). Prospective applicants submit complete applications and business plans for review to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. If the applicant is accepted and the business plan is implemented, a nomination certificate will be issued and the applicant may apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent resident status. There are two streams under the NTNP's Business Driven Program: 1. Entrepreneur Stream 2. Self Employed Stream (permanently closed) The Nomination Process There are eight steps to the nomination process: Step 1: Self-Assessment and Initial Investigations Step 2: Further Investigations and FacetoFace Interview(s) Step 3: Initiating the Application Process and PreScreening Step 4: Formal Application Step 5: Application Review Step 6: Approval and the Business Performance Agreement Step 7: Developing the Business Step 8: Nomination Minimum Eligibility Criteria Minimum Requirements for the Entrepreneur Stream In order to be eligible as an entrepreneur under the Business-Driven Program, applicants must: Invest: CDN 300,000.00 minimum Have a personal net worth: CDN 500,000.00 Demonstrate that they own at least one-third (33.3 percent) of the business; Provide a good faith deposit of $75,000 CAD to be held in a trust and released upon satisfactory execution of the terms of the Business Performance Agreement; Demonstrate reasonable knowledge and understanding of the Northwest Territories and its economy; Demonstrate sufficient communication skills to conduct business in the Northwest Territories and to integrate into the local community; and Have the necessary experience and education to successfully implement the business plan. If you need help with self assessment for this program, please call our office at +1 416-471-0516, we are here to help.

Parents and Grandparents under Family class Sponsorship Program Reopened today Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a new application intake process in 2017 for sponsoring parents and grandparents. The required on-line "Interest to Sponsor" form will be available at noon EST on January 2, 2018 until noon February 1, 2018. This new process is intended to make it fairer and more transparent for applicants. Now, potential sponsors must first notify IRCC... that they are interested in sponsoring their parents and grandparents by submitting an on-line "Interest to Sponsor" form. Using a random selection process, IRCC will then invite potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents. If you plan to sponsor your parents and/or grandparents under the family class category, please call our office at +1 416 471 0516 to discuss how we can help you in the process.

Federal Govt. extends Spousal Work Permit Pilot Program The Spousal Work Permit Pilot Program was due to expire on December 21, 2017. This has now been extended by the Federal Government up to January 31, 2019. Canada's federal government extension of this pilot program would allow spouses and common-law partners who are in the country and are subject of immigration applications can apply for a temporary work permit. The program facilitates spouses and partners to work while ...their immigration applications are being processed/finalized. To be Eligible for this program, candidates must be in Canada and in the process of being sponsored for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner class. Candidates must also have valid temporary status as a visitor, student or worker. Applying for a Spousal Work Permit Those who have already submitted a permanent residence application can complete a form for the special work permit online, before mailing it to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville at the following address: CPC Vegreville WP Unit 777 621255 Avenue Vegreville, AB T9C 1X6 Those who have already been approved in principle for permanent residence without passing medical, security and background checks can also apply online. Those who have a work permit under the initial pilot program will need to apply for an extension. Those submitting a new application for permanent residence can apply for the work permit at the same time. Send both completed applications to one of the following addresses: By mail: In-Canada Sponsorship CPC Mississauga PO Box 5040, Station B, Mississauga, ON L5A 3A4 By courier: Case Processing Centre Mississauga 2 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 300 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1H8 See more