Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) - Business Streams
Overview.
The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is an economic immigration program that nominates people for permanent residence in Alberta. Nominees must have skills to fill job shortages or be planning to buy or start a business in Alberta. They must also be able to provide for their families. The program is run by the governments of Alberta and Canada.
If you are nominated through the program, you may apply for permanent residence status together with your spouse or common-law partner, and dependent children.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada manages applications for permanent residence. The federal government also makes final decisions on these applications.
The AINP has 3 streams for entrepreneurs who plan to live in Alberta and buy or start a business in the province:
- International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream
- Self-Employed Farmer Stream
- Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream
Mandatory Requirements
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This Self Employed Farmer stream in Alberta was created to help foreign immigrants start their own farms in Canada.
The basic requirements to apply to the Alberta Self Employed Farmer Stream are assessed on your:
- Education: You must have completed high school and received a diploma. Please note that these must be equal to Albertan education standards.
- Income: You must earn at least $21,883 a year for any application handed in from 2018 to 2019; and $23,392 a year for any application handed in from 2020 to 2021.
- Language skills: Must meet Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) of 5.
Requirements for the Self-Employed Farmer Stream
- A proposed business plan for an Albertan Farm
- Education, training and work experience necessary to develop a sustainable farming business
- Evidence of sufficient financial resources to develop or sustain farming operation and
- A minimum of $500,000 CAD of equity to invest in the farming enterprise
- A minimum of net worth of $500,000 CAD or confirmation of access to these funds from other sources
Reasons You Cannot Apply for This Stream
- A refugee claimant;
- Being removed or in the process of being removed from Canada;
- Work as a caregiver in Canada;
- Work as a Temporary Foreign Worker who is not living in Alberta; or
- Study in Canada as an international student doing internships or co-op work placements
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