برنامه های مهاجرت اقتصادی استان اونتاریو

 دو برنامه مهاجرت اقتصادی استان اونتاریو عبارتند از برنامه شرکتی و برنامه کارآفرینی. شرایط لازم برای هر کدام از این دو برنامه به طور جداگانه توضیح داده می شود:

1. برنامه شرکتی استان اونتاریو

شرایط لازم برای این برنامه در ادامه توضیح داده می شود. شرایط مهم در متن زیر با رنگ قرمز و زمینه زرد رنگ مشخص شده اند. شاید مهمترین شرط در این زمینه انجام  حداقل 5 میلیون دلار سرمایه گذاری برای گسترش فعالیت به استان اونتاریو یا خرید یک واحد تجاری در این استان باشد:

الف. شرایط کلی مورد نیاز

You may be eligible for this program if you have a viable business activity that will bring significant economic benefit to Ontario. If the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) approves your proposal, your key staff may apply for a temporary work permit in order to establish the business.

Your corporation and your key staff must meet all eligibility criteria in order to qualify under the Corporate Stream. A decision will be made based on an assessment of all parties.

ب. شرایط مربوط به تاسیس شرکت در استان اونتاریو

• Your corporation must have been established for at least 36 months at the time of application submission.
• Eligible corporate structures include: public corporations, sole proprietorship, and partnerships.

پ. شرایط مربوط به سرمایه گذاری

• Your Corporation must make a minimum investment of $5 million to expand into Ontario or purchase an existing business in the province.
• The source of investment funds must have been obtained from legal sources.
• The proposed investment activity must be of significant economic benefit to Ontario.

ت. ایجاد کار برای ساکنین استان اونتاریو

• Your Corporation must create five (5) new permanent and full-time jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents per key staff applicant. For example, if you are proposing five key staff, you must create 25 permanent and full-time jobs in the business for Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Ontario.
• Positions must be paid at or above the prevailing wage level for that position.
• A permanent and full-time job means a position that consists of a minimum of 1,560 hours of paid employment in a 12-month period.
• The position must be continuously filled for at least 10 months prior to the submission of your Final Report.

ث. شرایطی که باید توسط شرکت شما رعایت بشود

In addition to meeting the above requirements, your Corporation must also meet the following:

• There must be a clear structural linkage between the parent Corporation and proposed new business in Ontario (e.g. a subsidiary, branch or affiliate of the Corporation).
• The proposed business must intend to make a profit through the sale of goods and/or services.
• Primary income sources must be from active (earned) income, not passive (unearned) income.  
• The proposed business must comply with Canadian legal requirements and all regulatory industry and licensing requirements which govern its legitimate operation.
  • If purchasing an existing business, it must be incorporated in Ontario.
• The proposed business must comply with all Ontario labour laws, including but not limited to employment standards, health and safety, and labour relations legislation.
• The proposed business must be considered a permanent business in Ontario. Project-based/seasonal businesses are not considered eligible.
• Third party investors must be a Schedule I or Schedule II bank or an institutional investor.
• The proposed business must not be involved in an immigration-linked investment scheme pursuant to paragraph 87(5)(b) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).
• You must submit a business plan.

ج. شرایط کلی مربوط به افراد ایرانی متقاضی که در شرکت شما باید کار کنند

Your Corporation may request up to five (5) key staff (prospective nominees) who will establish the business in Ontario and who may apply for nomination for permanent residency in Ontario. All key staff must meet Stage 1 requirements at the time of application. During Stage 2, key staff will need to meet additional nomination requirements, which are listed below.  

• Stage 1: Key Staff Application Requirements
  • Key staff must be essential to the establishment and operation of the proposed business.
  • Key staff must be in a senior, executive, management or specialized knowledge capacity (National Occupation Classification [NOC] Skill Level 0 or Skill Type A) in your Corporation’s existing business.
  • Only one key staff applicant in a NOC Skill Type A position can be proposed. The remaining key staff positions must be in NOC Skill Level 0.
  • Key staff must have at least 36 months of experience in the last 60 months in the intended occupation (the position they will hold in the proposed business in Ontario) with your Corporation. The key staff must also be continuously working for your Corporation in that position in the immediate 12 months prior to the submission of the application.
  • Key staff must not have an immediate familial relationship with any member of your Corporation’s Executive Board or Board of Directors or shareholders with more than 10% equity in your Corporation.
  • Key staff must not hold or have held equity in your Corporation, except in the case where that equity has been obtained as part of the remuneration package as part of the employee contract, in which case the equity held by the key staff must be less than 10% of your Corporation’s business.
  • The key staff position in the proposed business in Ontario must be a permanent and full-time job and meet the prevailing wage levels.

• Stage 2: Key Staff Nomination Requirements

1. Position Requirement:

• Key staff must be in the position for which they were approved by the OINP and carrying out the approved job duties and be earning the prevailing wage for the position.

2. Residency Requirement:

• Key staff must physically reside in Ontario for at least 75% of each year (9 months out of the year) that they are in Ontario on a temporary work permit to support the business.

3. Language Requirement:

• Key staff must have a language proficiency equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 or higher.

There are additional requirements if you are purchasing an existing business in Ontario or if you are planning to establish a land development or leasehold company in Ontario, which can be found in the Application Guide.

البته در صورتی که نیاز به خرید یک واحد تجاری در کانادا داشته باشید باید شرایط دیگری را هم رعایت کنید که در متن راهنمای مرتبط با این موضوع توضیح داده شده است.

2. برنامه کارآفرینی استان اونتاریو

شرایط مورد نیاز برای شرکت در این برنامه عبارتند از:

To be eligible, you and your business partner must meet five factors.

• Experience
  • At least three years of full-time business experience in the last five years.
  • Your experience must be as a business owner OR as a senior manager (business management).
• Net Worth
  • If your proposed business will be located within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA – includes the City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions), you must have a minimum net worth of $1,500,000 CDN.
  • If your proposed business will be located outside of the GTA, you must have a minimum net worth of $800,000 CDN.
  • If your proposed business will be in the ICT/Digital Communications sector (regardless of your proposed business location), you must have a minimum net worth of $800,000 CDN.
• Personal Investment Funds
  • If your proposed business will be located within the GTA, you must make a minimum personal investment of $1,000,000 CDN and have a minimum equity ownership of 33.3 per cent.
  • If your proposed business will be located outside of the GTA, you must make a minimum personal investment of $500,000 CDN and have a minimum equity ownership of 33.3 per cent.
  • If your proposed business will be in the ICT/Digital Communications sector (regardless of where you set up the business), you must make a minimum personal investment of $500,000 CDN and have a minimum equity ownership of 33.3 per cent.
• Job Creation
  • You must create at least two permanent full-time jobs for Canadian citizens/ permanent residents.
• Business-Related Visit
  • If you plan to purchase an existing business, you must make at least one business-related visit to Ontario in the last year prior to the date you submitted your EOI.

شرط مهمی که در برنامه فوق وجود دارد داشتن حداقل هشتصد هزار تا یک میلیون و پانصد هزار دلار خالص دارایی و همچنین حداقل سرمایه گذاری به میزان پانصد هزار دلار کاناداست.