January 23, 2015 — Ottawa — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Industry Minister James Moore announced today that Canada will start accepting applications for the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program on January 28, 2015.
The program will be open for applications from January 28 to February 11, 2015, or until a maximum of 500 applications are received.
The IIVC Fund will invest in innovative Canadian start-ups with high growth potential, that will benefit the Canadian economy.
The creation of the IIVC fulfils the Government of Canada’s commitment in Economic Action Plan 2014 to create a more focused and effective pilot program that will ensure that immigrants who come to Canada deliver meaningful benefits to our economy.
Kevin Menard
Minister's Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-954-1064
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
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