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IRPRPART 6 Economic ClassesDIVISION 2 Business Immigrants
r.97

Class

Economic Immigration
🍁 In Simple Terms

The Quebec Entrepreneur Class allows entrepreneurs to immigrate as permanent residents if they intend to live in Quebec and hold a valid Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ). The federal government relies entirely on Quebec's selection process for this class — there's no separate federal assessment.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 97

(1)97 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the Quebec entrepreneur class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada.

(2)(2) A foreign national is a member of the Quebec entrepreneur class if they

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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 97 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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