The government announced the closure of the entrepreneur stream of the Provincial Nominee Program Wednesday morning. A second CBSA probe, currently underway, alleges hundreds of more immigrants gained permanent residency in a similar but separate scheme. Entrepreneurs can still applyWhile the entrepreneur stream is closed, there are still opportunities for entrepreneur immigrants to come to P.E.I. The immigrant usually received their permanent residency in the mail before moving to the Island and setting up a business. In November of last year, the government said it had not returned $18 million in deposits from 177 entrepreneur immigrants, saying most of them had never opened businesses.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2018 13:18 UTC