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:

• be 21 years of age or older;
• want to live permanently in Nova Scotia while owning and actively managing a Nova Scotia business;
• have a net worth of at least $600,000 CAD;
• be able to invest at least $150,000 CAD of your own money to establish a business in Nova Scotia;
• have at least 3 years’ experience actively managing and owning a business (1/3 ownership minimum) OR more than 5 years’ experience in a senior business management role;
• have a score of at least 5 on the Canadian Language Benchmark in speaking, listening, reading and writing in English or French;
• complete an online Expression of Interest;
• receive an Invitation to Apply from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration.

How to Apply

• Complete the Expression of Interest.
• If you are invited to apply, complete the application form and include all required information and attachments.

APPLICATION GUIDE, FORMS AND DRAW CRITERIA

• • Application Guide
  • Changes – Application Guide
  • Application Form (NSNP 400) 
  • Use of a Representative (NSNP 50) 
  • Authority to Release Personal Information (NSNP 60)
  • Net Worth Verifier Document Checklist
  • Arrival Report
  • Business Performance Agreement (BPA)
  • Nomination Request
  • Draw Criteria

  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

  Write to:

  Labour, Skills and Immigration
  Immigration and Population Growth
  PO Box 697
  Halifax, NS B3J 2T8

  Visit in Person:

  Labour, Skills and Immigration
  Immigration and Population Growth
  1505 Barrington Street, 4th Floor (Maritime Centre)
  Halifax, NS B3J 3K5

  Email: immigration@novascotia.ca

  Telephone: (902) 424-5230