Government Grant

Quebec Entrepreneur Program | Stream 1

The Quebec Entrepreneur Program is for immigrant entrepreneurs with the ability to establish a new business or acquire and operate an existing business in the province of Quebec.

The Quebec Entrepreneur Program is an immigration pathway targeting immigrant entrepreneurs with the ability to establish a new business or acquire and operate an existing business. Successful applicants are able to immigrate to Quebec, where they will either carry out their business project. As with all of Quebec’s immigration pathways this program allows applicants to apply for a certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ – Québec selection certificate). Upon receiving a CSQ, an applicant becomes eligible to submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence.

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  • Québec. Ministère de l’Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie
  • All levels
  • Last updated 4 weeks ago
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Description

The Quebec Entrepreneur Program is for immigrant entrepreneurs with the ability to establish a new business or acquire and operate an existing business in the province of Quebec.

The Quebec Entrepreneur Program is an immigration pathway targeting immigrant entrepreneurs with the ability to establish a new business or acquire and operate an existing business. Successful applicants are able to immigrate to Quebec, where they will either carry out their business project. As with all of Quebec’s immigration pathways this program allows applicants to apply for a certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ – Québec selection certificate). Upon receiving a CSQ, an applicant becomes eligible to submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence.



  • To promote: mentoring; female entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship within cultural and immigrant communities; entrepreneurs who do not meet the requirements of conventional funding networks; technological entrepreneurship; and business transfer.
  • To support direct services to entrepreneurs; improve the public's perception of entrepreneurs; promote the creation, growth and maintenance of Québec businesses through specialized services; and support the implementation of entrepreneurial activities and services that respond to new challenges defined by studies or needs clearly formulated by groups of business people or help to adapt these activities and services.