Rock Immigration is a full-service Canadian immigration advisory firm based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We provide comprehensive advisory and application processing for clients who would like to move to Canada, Portugal or USA through Business Immigration.

Canada

Business immigration seeks to attract individuals with business and/or senior managerial experience who will contribute to the development of the Canadian economy. If you’re looking to make an investment in Canada or to start/acquire a business in Canada, there may be several avenues for you to choose from. You can either apply under the federal start-up visa program, as an Owner-Operator, Intra-Company Transferee or, if you know which province/territory in which you plan to reside, you can look at the different investor or entrepreneur options under the provincial business immigration programs.

Quebec Immigrant Investor Program

Federal Start-Up Visa Program

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) – Entrepreneur Immigration Stream

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) – Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program – Business Investor Stream (Entrepreneur Pathway)

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) – Entrepreneurial Stream

Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) – Entrepreneur Stream

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) – Corporate Stream

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) – Entrepreneur Stream

Intra-Company Transferee: Foreign businesses with a parent company, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Canada have the option to bring key personnel to Canada through an Intra-Company Transfer. In three years immediately preceding the date of the initial application, transferees must have been employed with the foreign enterprise, continuously for at least one year, in a similar full-time position to the position they will be fulfilling at the Canadian business. Work in Canada must fall under the following function:

Executives and Senior Managers
Executive: An employee who primarily directs the management of the enterprise or a major component thereof.
Senior Manager: An employee who manages all, or part, of the enterprise and supervises/controls the work of other managers or professional employees.

Functional Managers
An employee who manages a function that is essential to achieving the company’s goals, but does not necessarily manage employees.

Specialized Knowledge
An employee who can demonstrate specialized knowledge, which in turn means knowledge at an advanced level of expertise and proprietary knowledge of the enterprise’s products, services, processes and procedures.

In order for the foreign worker to receive a work permit, the Canadian business will have to demonstrate a qualifying relationship with its foreign counterpart, as well as a qualifying relationship with its employee. Foreign businesses wishing to establish a Canadian enterprise may use the Intra-Company Transfer program to bring critical workers to the country for start-up operations.

Our Process starts with an introductory conversation followed by a detailed assessment. Our services might include but are not limited to: provide accurate advice on various entrepreneur options/ business programs available, language requirements, academic evaluation, different aspects of choosing a province to live and do business, prepare and submit expression of interests, create and file detailed business plans, marketing plans, financial projections and other relevant applications, file applications for work permits, provide advice on settlement services available, file applications for permanent residence. And if required, there are ancillary services we offer which could include introductions to business/ trade associations, market research, Federal or Provincial business registrations, GST/ HST registrations, etc. Given our vast experience in business planning and setups, we can handhold clients through the entire planning and initial execution stage of their business in Canada.