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Alberta Nominee Program - Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

International graduates of approved Alberta post-secondary institutions who want to start a business or buy an existing business.

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    International graduates of approved Alberta post-secondary institutions who want to start a business or buy an existing business can submit an Expression of Interest.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business substance must exist or be demonstrated.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

At programme level, nominees must have skills to fill job shortages or be planning to buy or start a business in Alberta, and must also be able to provide for their families; the official source states no capital, net-worth or investment figure.

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Limits of the record
  • the citation is the programme-level statement for all AAIP nominees, not a stream-specific financial test
  • no investment amount, net worth, personal funds or settlement-funds figure appears anywhere on this page for any AAIP entrepreneur stream
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    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.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

A person nominated through the programme may apply for permanent residence together with a spouse or common-law partner and dependent children. The official source does not state what business activity the nominee may carry out or any restrictions on it.

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Limits of the record
  • the citation covers the family position only; the page does not state what business activity the nominee may conduct, nor any restriction on sector, location or ownership
  • it does not state whether family members may work while the permanent residence application is pending
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    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.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

Permanent residence applications are managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Government of Canada makes the final decision on them. The official source does not state the application steps before nomination, how long the nomination is valid or how it is renewed.

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Limits of the record
  • the citation does not state the nomination's validity period, any interim status or work permit, or how either is renewed
  • the steps between the Expression of Interest and the nomination are not described on this page
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    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) manages applications for permanent residence. The Government of Canada also makes final decisions on these applications.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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