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.

Portugal

Benefits of the Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program

• Visa-free travel in Europe’s Schengen Area and the right to live, work, and study in Portugal
• Low physical presence requirement (seven days during the first year of residence and 14 days for the two subsequent years)
• Attractive taxation system
• Eligibility to apply for citizenship after five years as a legal resident while keeping other citizenship(s)
• High quality of life, local cuisine and wines, rich culture, mild climate, and a high level of security
• Family reunification

Requirements of Portuguese residence-by-investment

The program’s qualifying options are:

Capital transfer

1. Capital transfer of a minimum of EUR 1 million into a Portuguese bank account or specifically approved investment options
2. EUR 350,000 for research activities of public or private entities that are part of the national scientific and technological system*
3. EUR 250,000 in support of artistic production or in the recovery or maintenance of national cultural heritage*
4. EUR 350,000 for the acquisition of units of investment funds or venture capital funds committed to the capitalization of companies incorporated under the Portuguese law, with a maturity of at least five years and with at least 60% of the investment portfolio in companies that have a head office in the national territory

Property acquisition

1. A real estate purchase with a minimum value of EUR 500,000*
2. A real estate purchase with a minimum value of EUR 350,000 for the refurbishment of properties older than 30 years or in an area of urban regeneration, including the cost of renovations*

Business

1. Creation of a minimum of 10 new jobs*
2. EUR 350,000 for the incorporation or increase of the share capital of a company that is registered in Portugal, creating or maintaining a minimum of five permanent jobs for a period of three years

*The threshold will be reduced by 20% should the funds be committed to a low population density area, defined as less than 100 inhabitants per km² or with a GDP per capita below 75% of the national average.

Procedures and time frame of the Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program

The residence permit is valid for a period of one year after issue and renewable for two subsequent periods of two years.

The Golden Residence Permit Program requires at least four trips to Portugal during the five-year period: twice at the initial application (to choose the qualifying investment and start the legal process, and to provide the biometric data) and at each renewal (year 1 and year 3). Family reunification is possible at any stage of the program.

United States

EВ-5 VISA PROGRAM

EB-5 is a Fast, Simple, and Reliable Way to Achieve Permanent Residency in The United States

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was created in 1990 to attract foreign investment to stimulate economic growth through job creation in the United States. The program allows foreign nationals to make a qualifying investment into a new or existing US commercial enterprise that creates 10 US jobs to obtain a Green Card. EB-5 Investors and their families gain permanent residency to live and work anywhere in the United States. One EB-5 investment allows the main applicant, spouse, and any unwed children under the age of 21 to all obtain Green Cards.