The International Entrepreneur category is designed for experienced business owners or senior managers who want to start or buy and actively manage a business in Newfoundland and Labrador and live there permanently. Successful applicants may be nominated for permanent residency.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) offers the International Entrepreneur category for experienced business owners or senior managers aiming to establish or purchase a business in the province. Applicants must actively manage the business daily and operate it for at least one full year to qualify for nomination for permanent residency. The application process involves submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI), receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA), and completing the application with required documents, including a Net Worth Verification Report from designated verifiers. There is no application fee, but applicants must cover costs related to documentation, travel, and federal immigration fees.
- The International Entrepreneur category targets experienced business owners or senior managers wishing to live permanently in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Applicants must start or buy a business in the province, actively manage it daily, and run it for at least one full year.
- Applicants who meet requirements may be nominated for permanent residency through the NLPNP.
- The application process includes submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI), receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA), and completing the application with all required documents.
- There is no fee to apply under this category; however, applicants must cover costs for required documents (language tests, credential assessments, translations), travel for exploratory visits and interviews, and federal government fees for work permits and permanent residence applications.
- Applicants must submit a Net Worth Verification Report prepared by a designated verifier from an official list; only reports sent directly by the verifier to the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism are accepted.
- Applicants must provide written permission including their ITA number for the verifier to submit the report.
- Designated verifiers include Grant Thornton LLP, MNP LLP, KPMG LLP, and BDO Canada LLP.
- No specific policy changes noted; the Expression of Interest system is currently open.
- Experienced business owners or senior managers seeking permanent residence in Newfoundland and Labrador through business investment and management.
- Read the eligibility guide.
- Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).
- If selected, receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
- Complete the application with all required documents, including a Net Worth Verification Report from a designated verifier.
- Submit the application to the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism.
- Expression of Interest system is currently open.