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Way Forward Commitment:
By March 31, 2018, our Government will explore opportunities to introduce International Entrepreneur and International Graduate Entrepreneur categories under the Provincial Nominee Program. In 2017-18, we will explore including these new categories with the Government of Canada, as the final decision to introduce these categories rests with the federal government. The International Graduate Entrepreneur category has the potential to enable international graduates from our post-secondary institutions, who decide to go on to start businesses in our province, to remain here and create economic opportunities for themselves and their employees.
What We’ve Accomplished:
- On December 20, the Provincial Government released application guides for two new business immigration categories under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) which will facilitate pathways to permanent residency for international entrepreneurs who wish to move to or remain in Newfoundland and Labrador and operate their business in the province:
- The International Graduate Entrepreneur – open to graduates of Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic who wish to create or co-own and manage a business in the province; and,
- The International Entrepreneur – open to prospective immigrants who wish to settle in the province and be engaged in the daily operation of a business they create, join or take over.
- An Expression of Interest process for the International Graduate Entrepreneur category opened on January 16, 2019 and is open to interested graduate entrepreneurs on an ongoing basis. The application guide and forms are available here.
- The fourth Expression of Interest process for the International Entrepreneur category will be open from August 9 – 15, 2019. Further information on the Expression of Interest process, including the application guide and forms are available here.
News Releases:
Provincial Government Releases Application Guides for Business Immigration Categories