Jobs
Doesn’t fit the goalHe plans to run his own business in Canada, not to work for an employer.
Made-up story · Step 04 of 05
Opportunities for Wei
Wei planned to start a company. Businesses for sale is the category that connects: buying an established business is another way into the provincial entrepreneur streams that are open, with conditions of its own.
The Marketplace
Which kinds of opportunity fit Wei’s goal
The Marketplace has jobs, Canadian education and businesses for sale, each explained against the rules. Not every kind fits every goal, and a story never forces one in.
Education
Doesn’t fit the goalHe isn’t planning to study.
Businesses
Fits the goalHe has run companies for ten years and plans to invest $600,000 of his own money. Some provincial streams accept the purchase of an existing business, with conditions on the price, the seller and new jobs.
Businesses in the MarketplaceWhat an opportunity would mean for Wei
The Start-up Visa Program was paused on June 30, 2026 and isn’t accepting new applications. Official source
In British Columbia’s Base stream, up to $150,000 of a purchase price can count toward the $200,000 minimum investment, with at least $50,000 more to improve or expand the business. Official source
British Columbia’s Regional stream is for a new business, not a purchase. Official source
Manitoba’s Entrepreneur Pathway takes expressions of interest by email for now and isn’t holding draws. Official source
Made-up listings
Examples, explained against Wei’s answers
Each listing is invented, and each is run through the Marketplace’s own matcher: the same rules engine behind an assessment, re-run with the listing’s facts. One is a public listing from a feed; the other was registered directly by the organization. The reasons are worded as the Marketplace would show them to Wei.
Made-up listingRegistered with usPosted 7 days ago, 53 days left
Software services firm
The owner · Kelowna, British ColumbiaAsking $550,000Registered with us: Posted directly by the organization itself, and labelled that way.
- Technology
- 12 years in operation, 9 employees, current owner for 12 years
- Outside the province’s largest metropolitan area
Why it’s in Wei’s story: A technology business in a smaller British Columbia city, outside the Vancouver area, registered by its owner. The asking price on its own doesn’t settle the Base stream’s investment test: only up to $150,000 of a purchase counts toward the $200,000, so at least $50,000 more has to go into improving or expanding the business.
For Wei’s immigration plan, from the requirements this listing’s own facts decide:
1Why this fits
- Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to have qualifying BC Base owner-manager or senior manager experience in the last 10 years, and the required post-secondary education or ownership alternative.
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Entrepreneur Immigration Base stream · Official source
3What we don’t know
- Unknown
We need to confirm your net worth (at least $600,000) and that at least $200,000 of eligible investment will come from your own funds. If you are buying a business rather than starting one, only up to $150,000 of the purchase price counts toward that $200,000, and at least $50,000 more must be committed to improving, upgrading or expanding the business, so the asking price on its own does not settle it.
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Entrepreneur Immigration Base stream · Official source - Unknown
We need to confirm your ownership share (at least one-third, or a $1 million equity investment), a new full-time job, CLB 4 results, on-site management and an eligible business type.
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Entrepreneur Immigration Base stream · Official source - Unknown
We need to confirm you will own at least one-third of the business (or invest $1 million in equity), manage it on site in the province, and that it is not a passive investment.
Provincial or territorial business nominations: federal conditions (IRPR s. 87(5) and (6)) · Official source
0What could rule it out
Nothing the rules engine checked rules it out.
The business itself, which is Wei’s own judgment to make, not an immigration requirement:
4Matches what they asked for
- Looks good
Asking $550,000, within the $600,000 you said you could invest yourself.
- Looks good
Technology: the sector you told us about.
- Looks good
You have business ownership or senior management experience, which the entrepreneur streams look for.
- Looks good
In British Columbia, one of the provinces you asked us to compare.
Good to know (5)
- Note
BC invites the highest-scoring Entrepreneur Immigration registrants roughly monthly; 2026 Base draws needed about 115 to 121 points and issued only 7 to 15 invitations each.
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Entrepreneur Immigration (Base and Regional streams) · Official source - Note
BC Entrepreneur Immigration runs from registration and invitation to application ($300 and $3,500 fees), a work permit, then nomination after a final report about 18 to 20 months after arrival in the Base stream.
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Entrepreneur Immigration (Base and Regional streams) · Official source - Note
Federal business programs are effectively closed to new applicants in 2026, so provincial and territorial entrepreneur streams are the main business route to permanent residence; a planned High Impact Start-up Pilot has no announced launch date yet.
Federal business immigration programs · Official source - Paused or closed
Based on your answers, you have no pending Self-employed Persons application, and IRCC has not accepted new applications to that program (for cultural and athletic self-employment) since April 30, 2024.
Self-employed Persons Program (federal) · Official source - Paused or closed
Based on your answers, you have no pending Start-up Visa application, and IRCC has not accepted new Start-up Visa applications since June 30, 2026.
Start-up Visa Program (federal) · Official source
Made-up listing: invented for this story, not a real job, program or business, and not an offer. Buying a business doesn’t guarantee a work permit, a nomination or permanent residence. Only the immigration fit is shown here, never whether the business is a good investment.
Made-up listingPublic listingPosted 3 days ago, seen at the source today
IT support company
Brandon, ManitobaAsking $320,000Public listing: From a feed that permits it; we infer nothing about immigration support. Source: A business-for-sale feed (made up), so there is no original to link to.
- Technology
- 9 years in operation, 6 employees, current owner for 9 years
- Outside the province’s largest metropolitan area
Why it’s in Wei’s story: In Manitoba, one of the provinces he asked to compare, outside the Winnipeg area.
For Wei’s immigration plan, from the requirements this listing’s own facts decide:
2Why this fits
- Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to meet Manitoba's 3 years of recent business experience (as an owner of at least one-third or a senior manager), CLB 5, high school and $500,000 net worth requirements, with no other application in process.
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program: Business Investor Stream, Entrepreneur Pathway · Official source - Looks good
Based on your answers, your planned investment appears to meet Manitoba's minimum for the business location, and you plan at least one job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program: Business Investor Stream, Entrepreneur Pathway · Official source
1What we don’t know
- Unknown
We need to confirm you will own at least one-third of the business (or invest $1 million in equity), manage it on site in the province, and that it is not a passive investment.
Provincial or territorial business nominations: federal conditions (IRPR s. 87(5) and (6)) · Official source
0What could rule it out
Nothing the rules engine checked rules it out.
The business itself, which is Wei’s own judgment to make, not an immigration requirement:
4Matches what they asked for
- Looks good
Asking $320,000, within the $600,000 you said you could invest yourself.
- Looks good
Technology: the sector you told us about.
- Looks good
You have business ownership or senior management experience, which the entrepreneur streams look for.
- Looks good
In Manitoba, one of the provinces you asked us to compare.
Good to know (4)
- Note
Federal business programs are effectively closed to new applicants in 2026, so provincial and territorial entrepreneur streams are the main business route to permanent residence; a planned High Impact Start-up Pilot has no announced launch date yet.
Federal business immigration programs · Official source - Paused or closed
Based on your answers, you have no pending Self-employed Persons application, and IRCC has not accepted new applications to that program (for cultural and athletic self-employment) since April 30, 2024.
Self-employed Persons Program (federal) · Official source - Paused or closed
Based on your answers, you have no pending Start-up Visa application, and IRCC has not accepted new Start-up Visa applications since June 30, 2026.
Start-up Visa Program (federal) · Official source - Note
Manitoba is not holding Business Investor Stream EOI draws. Under its interim process you email an Entrepreneur Pathway EOI (with the Business Concept Form, Self-Assessment Form and Code of Conduct), and Manitoba aims to review it within four weeks, issuing a Letter of Advice to Apply if it meets the program's requirements or a feedback letter if it does not. The application processing fee is $2,500, and Manitoba may prioritize applications for businesses that bring significant economic benefit to the province.
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program: Business Investor Stream, Entrepreneur Pathway · Official source
Made-up listing: invented for this story, not a real job, program or business, and not an offer. Buying a business doesn’t guarantee a work permit, a nomination or permanent residence. Only the immigration fit is shown here, never whether the business is a good investment.