{"id":72723,"date":"2019-10-03T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/eight-new-communities-added-to-british-columbia-entrepreneur-immigration-regional-pilot"},"modified":"2020-02-06T23:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T04:52:55","slug":"eight-new-communities-added-to-british-columbia-entrepreneur-immigration-regional-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/eight-new-communities-added-to-british-columbia-entrepreneur-immigration-regional-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight New Communities Added To British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019-10-03 – British Columbia immigration has added eight new communities to the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The additions mean a total of 64 communities are now signed up to take part in the pilot British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program<\/a> stream.<\/p>\n

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BC Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot: New Communities<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Akisqnuk First Nation<\/li>\n
  2. Canal Flats<\/li>\n
  3. Invermere<\/li>\n
  4. Parksville<\/li>\n
  5. Peachland<\/li>\n
  6. Radium Hot Springs<\/li>\n
  7. Regional District of East Kootenay (Area F, Area G)<\/li>\n
  8. Shuswap Indian Band<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    The two-year pilot is designed to attract entrepreneurs to establish businesses in smaller communities with populations less than 75,000.<\/p>\n

    Such smaller communities are facing some of the more acute issues with aging populations and shrinking labour markets.<\/p>\n

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    Read More<\/b><\/p>\n

    British Columbia Adds 11 New Communities To Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot<\/a>
    \n    British Columbia\u2019s Entrepreneur Regional Pilot Opens As More Than 30 Communities Sign Up<\/a>
    \n    B.C. Issues First Invitations Through Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot Category<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    Investment and net worth requirements for the Regional Pilot are half of those stipulated for the main British Columbia Entrepreneur stream.<\/p>\n

    Under the Regional Pilot, candidates are required to invest $100,000, have a net worth of $300,000 and create one job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.<\/p>\n

    The Regional Pilot is only for entrepreneurs wishing to start a new business. Those wishing to purchase an existing business should consider B.C.\u2019s main Entrepreneur Immigration stream.<\/p>\n

    \n

    B.C. Entrepreneur Immigration \u2013 Regional Pilot<\/h3>\n

    Important Features<\/b><\/p>\n

    1) Community Involvement<\/b><\/p>\n

    Participation communities are actively involved in attracting the foreign entrepreneur, and helping them settle after arrival.<\/p>\n

    2) BC PNP Referrals<\/b><\/p>\n

    Communities can refer foreign entrepreneurs to the BC PNP. The candidates must have visited the community and have a business proposal aligned with its economic priorities.<\/p>\n

    3) Community Concierge<\/b><\/p>\n

    Participating communities have access to the services of a dedicated BC PNP Community Concierge.<\/p>\n

    4) Invitations and Prioritization<\/b><\/p>\n

    Referred candidates register is a separate BC PNP pool. Monthly invitations are issued to the best scoring candidates. Those invited received priority processing.<\/p>\n

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    Community Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • Population of less than 75,000.<\/li>\n
    • Located beyond 30km from a municipality of more than 75,000 population.<\/li>\n
    • Demonstrated capacity to support foreign entrepreneurs with network of settlement and business support agencies.<\/li>\n
    • Immigration and pilot-specific training must be completed by community representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n

      Candidate Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n

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      • Desire to start a business and settle in a B.C. regional community.<\/li>\n
      • Complete an exploratory visit.<\/li>\n
      • Minimum of $100,000 in eligible business investments.<\/li>\n
      • Minimum personal net worth of $300,000.<\/li>\n
      • Minimum of 51 per cent ownership.<\/li>\n
      • Minimum of one new job created.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n

        Enrolled Communities By Development Region<\/h3>\n

        New communities in bold<\/i><\/p>\n

        Cariboo<\/b><\/p>\n

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        • 100 Mile House<\/li>\n
        • Mackenzie<\/li>\n
        • McBride<\/li>\n
        • Prince George<\/li>\n
        • Quesnel<\/li>\n
        • Williams Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Kootenay<\/b><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Akisqnuk First Nation<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Canal Flats<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Castlegar<\/li>\n
          • Invermere<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Kimberley<\/li>\n
          • Midway<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Nelson<\/li>\n
          • Radium Hot Springs<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Regional District of Central Kootenay (Area J)<\/li>\n
          • Regional District of East Kootenay (Area F)<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Regional District of East Kootenay (Area G)<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Regional District of Kootenay Boundary \u2013 Electoral Area E (West Boundary)<\/li>\n
          • Rossland<\/li>\n
          • Shuswap Indian Band<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Mainland\/Southwest<\/b><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Gibsons<\/li>\n
            • Hope<\/li>\n
            • Sechelt<\/li>\n
            • Squamish<\/li>\n
            • Sunshine Coast Regional District \u2013 Egmont and Pender Harbour (Area A)<\/li>\n
            • Sunshine Coast Regional District \u2013 Halfmoon Bay (Area B)<\/li>\n
            • Sunshine Coast Regional District \u2013 Roberts Creek (Area D)<\/li>\n
            • Sunshine Coast Regional District \u2013 Elphinstone (Area E)<\/li>\n
            • Sunshine Coast Regional District \u2013 West Howe Sound (Area F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Nechako<\/b><\/p>\n

                \n
              • Burns Lake<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area A (Smithers Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area C (Fort St. James Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area D (Fraser Lake Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area E (Francois\/Ootsa Lake Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area F (Vanderhoof Rural)<\/li>\n
              • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako \u2013 Electoral Area G (Houston Rural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                North Coast<\/b><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Terrace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Northeast<\/b><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • Tumbler Ridge<\/li>\n
                  • Northern Rockies Regional Municipality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Thompson-Okanagan<\/b><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • Barriere<\/li>\n
                    • Clinton<\/li>\n
                    • Columbia-Shuswap Regional District \u2013 Sorrento and Electoral Area C<\/li>\n
                    • Columbia-Shuswap Regional District \u2013 Falkland and Electoral Area D<\/li>\n
                    • Columbia-Shuswap Regional District \u2013 Malakwa and Electoral Area E<\/li>\n
                    • Columbia-Shuswap Regional District \u2013 Scotch Creek and Electoral Area F<\/li>\n
                    • Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area I \u2013 Spences Bridge<\/li>\n
                    • Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area M \u2013 Nicola Valley North<\/li>\n
                    • Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area N \u2013 Nicola Valley South<\/li>\n
                    • Merritt<\/li>\n
                    • Osoyoos<\/li>\n
                    • Penticton<\/li>\n
                    • Salmon Arm<\/li>\n
                    • Vernon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Vancouver Island\/Coast<\/b><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • Campbell River<\/li>\n
                      • Comox<\/li>\n
                      • Comox Valley Regional District \u2013 Baynes Sound \u2013 Denman\/Hornby Island (Area A)<\/li>\n
                      • Comox Valley Regional District \u2013 Lazo North (Area B)<\/li>\n
                      • Comox Valley Regional District \u2013 Puntledge \u2013 Black Creek (Area C)<\/li>\n
                      • Courtenay<\/li>\n
                      • Port Alberni<\/li>\n
                      • Powell River<\/li>\n
                      • Sayward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                        2019-10-03 – British Columbia immigration has added eight new communities to the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot. The additions mean a total of 64 communities are now signed up to take part in the pilot British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program stream. BC Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot: New Communities Akisqnuk First Nation Canal Flats Invermere Parksville Peachland…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":72718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4859,19883,10558],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lactualite-canadienne","category-new-brunswick-news-fr","category-provincial-news-fr","category-4859","category-19883","category-10558","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}