QIIP — Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
Quebec's investor immigration program — historically allowed high-net-worth investors to obtain PR by making a passive investment with the Quebec government. Currently suspended; status periodically reviewed.
What is QIIP?
The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is — or was — Quebec's primary investor immigration pathway. It allowed high-net-worth applicants to obtain Canadian PR by:
- Having a minimum net worth (CAD 2 million historically)
- Making a passive investment with Investissement Québec for a fixed term
- Meeting other selection criteria (age, language, etc.)
Current status
QIIP has been suspended periodically over the past decade. Quebec announces program intake windows; outside those windows, applications are not accepted. Always check current Quebec MIFI status before relying on QIIP for planning.
QIIP vs other investor pathways
Federal Canada does not currently have an active passive-investor program (the federal Immigrant Investor Program ended in 2014). Active alternatives for business immigration:
- Federal Start-Up Visa (SUV) — active business with VC, angel, or incubator endorsement
- Federal Self-Employed Persons Program — for athletes / cultural / artistic self-employment
- Provincial Entrepreneur PNPs — BC PNP Entrepreneur, OINP Entrepreneur, AAIP Business, SINP Entrepreneur, etc. (active business + investment + job creation)
- C11 LMIA-exempt work permit for owner-operators (work permit, not direct PR but bridges to provincial business PNPs)
Halani's note
QIIP isn't reliably available. For active business-immigration files, the Start-Up Visa + provincial Entrepreneur streams + C11 work permits are the practical routes.
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