Entrepreneur

The Entrepreneur Stream is for experienced business owners or senior business managers who want to live in Nova Scotia. They must start a new business or buy an existing business and must actively participate in the day-to-day management of the business. After operating the business for a year, the entrepreneur may be nominated for permanent resident status. Application to the stream is by invitation only.

Eligibility

To apply you must:

How to Apply

Invitation History

 

Draw date Number of invitations Score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
Feb. 19, 2016 6 122
March 10, 2016 8 117
March 31, 2016 8 113
April 21, 2016 11 108
June 28, 2016 8 115
Aug. 11, 2016 12 111
Oct. 3, 2016 9 110
Nov. 18, 2016 35 104
Dec. 22, 2016 36 97
Jan. 18, 2017 28 90
Mar. 7, 2017 26 100
May 9, 2017 35 98
June 13, 2017 30 95
July 11, 2017 20 97
August 9, 2017 25 94
Sept. 15, 2017 28 91
Oct. 10, 2017 12 97
Nov. 15, 2017 24 91
Dec. 19, 2017 27 91
Jan. 16, 2018 27 91
Feb. 20, 2018 22 100
Mar. 27, 2018 22 108
May 21, 2018 18 123
June 26, 2018 22 120
August 7, 2018 32 116
September 20, 2018 43 109
October 9, 2018 44 109
November 14, 2018 30 112
January 7, 2019 33 112
February 19, 2019 22 112
April 4, 2019 27 112
May 17, 2019 27 112
June 24, 2019 43 110
September 6, 2019 46 113
November 12, 2019 20 118
February 5, 2020 27 115
December 9, 2020 34 122
February 24, 2021 43 118
September 13, 2021 28 120
December 22, 2021 20 119
November 1, 2022 6 128

Application Guide and Forms

Net Worth Verifiers

KPMG-Toronto
4600 – 333 Bay St
Bay Adelaide Centre
Toronto ON  M5H 2S5
(416) 777-3887
nsnpverification@kpmg.ca

MNP
200 – 100 Venture Run
Dartmouth NS B3B 0H9
(902) 493-5452
NSNP-MNP@mnp.ca

FINANCIAL STATEMENT REVIEW SERVICE PROVIDERS

MNP
200 – 100 Venture Run
Dartmouth NS B3B 0H9
(902) 493-5452
NSNP-MNP@mnp.ca

Contact Information

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
1469 Brenton Street, 3rd floor
PO Box 1535
Halifax, NS, Canada
B3J 2Y3

(902) 424-5230

immigration@novascotia.ca