Build or develop an innovative Québec business with support from an eligible innovation organisation.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Quebec Entrepreneur, innovative business
- 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 education and spoken French at level 7, with an eligible innovative project and support organisation.
- Requirements
- Business plan, eligible innovation support and at least 10% ownership in the project, with French, education and lawful-funds evidence. The existing-project profile additionally requires the specified Québec work and residence history.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Quebec Entrepreneur, innovative business
Build or develop an innovative Québec business with support from an eligible innovation organisation.
- 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.
