Category Archives: PNP business

Canada comes in top 5 among G20 in Entrepreneurship Ranking

Posted on September 5, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

A new report by Ernst & Young places Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in the top five among the G20 countries. The G20 Entrepreneurship Barometer 2013 ranks a country’s entrepreneurial environment according to its score in five sub-categories: access to funding, entrepreneurship … Continue reading →

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Diane Francis Says Canada Needs a Silicon Valley

Posted on July 30, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

A recent article in the blog of Diane Francis, an editor-at-large for the National Post, argues that Canada needs to create its own version of the American Silicon Valley, and commends Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for taking a step … Continue reading →

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Canada Top Country for Immigrant Businesses – Financial Post

Posted on June 19, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

An article featured in last Friday’s Financial Post makes the case for Canada being one of the best countries in the world for immigrants to start a business. Among the factors that make Canada such a welcoming place for immigrant … Continue reading →

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48% of Canadian Millionaires From Immigrant Families

Posted on June 15, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

A new survey by BMO Harris Private Banking finds that nearly half of Canadian millionaires are either immigrants or have at least one parents born outside of the country. The findings suggest a high degree of entrepreneurialism among the Canadian … Continue reading →

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B.C. Spends Less On Health, Has Healthiest Population in Canada

Posted on May 25, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

British Columbia has the healthiest residents among the Canadian provinces according to a new Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) study. The B.C. provincial government spends less than almost all other Canadian provinces on health care, but still comes out on … Continue reading →

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Immigration Pushes Canadian Province’s Population Growth to 40 Year High

Posted on April 26, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

The population of Manitoba, a province in Canada’s prairie region, increased by 16,227 people over the last 12 months, which is the most in 40 years, according to the Manitoba provincial government. The arrival of 15,199 immigrants to Manitoba over … Continue reading →

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Provincial Government in Canada Criticizes Remarks About Immigrant Investor Program

Posted on December 6, 2012 by CICS Immigration Team

The provincial government of Manitoba on Tuesday shot back at critics who have said the NDP government’s management of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) for Business has been a failure. Among the critics are Manitoba Progressive Conservative immigration critic … Continue reading →

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