The Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC) and Investissement Québec (IQ) have recently announced the launch of a new Immigrant Investor Host and Support Program, which is aimed at encouraging selected immigrant investors to settle in Quebec.

As part of the program, Investissement Québec will provide personalized services to immigrant investor clients. Each applicant will receive a customized welcome tailored specifically to his or her needs. IQ can advise applicants on the various topics related to settling in Quebec as well as provide information about the most promising investment sectors, education systems, real estate market and other related topics.

Applicants will be asked to fill in a Registration Form (available in our downloads section), which contains the information required to allow IQ to prepare a personalized, value-added advise to Quebec Immigrant Investor Program clients.

If you have any questions about the Immigrant Investor Host and Support Program, contact your immigration representative, or get in touch with us.

As of February 2, 2011, the new regulations governing the Immigration Consultants are in effect. The Ministère will only deal with duly authorized immigration intermediaries, namely:

• members in good standing of the Barreau du Québec;
• members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
• individuals who have been granted special authorization issued by one of the two above-mentioned organizations;
• recognized immigration consultants who are registered with the Registre québécois des consultants en immigration.

The consultant retained must be recognized and registered with the Registre, whether an application is submitted before or after February 2, 2011.