Acquire and operate a qualifying existing Québec business under the takeover stream.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Quebec Entrepreneur, business takeover
- 02Permanent residence
- 03Canadian citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- Québec selection can support a separate application for Canadian permanent residence. A selection certificate is not itself federal immigration approval.
- Eligibility
- Age 18 or above, the required diploma and level-7 spoken French, with control of a qualifying business that has operated for at least five years.
- Requirements
- The prospective-acquisition profile normally requires CAD 600,000 lawful net worth, takeover spending of CAD 300,000 in metropolitan Montréal or CAD 150,000 elsewhere, and a specialised support organisation. The acquired-company profile has separate CAD 300,000 net-worth and two-year Québec residence conditions.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Quebec Entrepreneur, business takeover
Acquire and operate a qualifying existing Québec business under the takeover stream.
- 02
Permanent residence
Apply for federal permanent residence and pass the applicable admissibility checks. A provincial nomination is not the grant of permanent residence.
- 03
Canadian citizenship
As a permanent resident, accumulate at least 1,095 days of physical presence in the previous five years. Eligible pre-PR temporary days count as half-days, up to 365 days. Tax filing, language and citizenship-test requirements apply where required.
Citizenship is based on actual qualifying presence. Simply holding a Canadian permit or owning a business does not meet the residence test.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
