I am a foreigner but I have 1 canadian citizen who is willing to be my partner/director.
my questions are:
1) If I form Partnership with her, can I actively manage my own business? (rather than passive ownership only)?
2) same as 1), the difference is form a corporation
3) If I live in Canada permanently, and manage my business in Canada, do I have to immigrant eventually?
Starting a business / partnership in Canada doesn't automatically allow you to live or work here - or necessarily lead to PR.
To live and work in Canada before PR, you should read up on the closed work permit process - this requires securing a full time job offer from an employer in Canada with an existing business and also having that employer obtain an approved LMIA.
For immigrating to Canada based on a business, I would recommend you read up on the Start Up Visa immigration program and also the provincial nominee programs.
I am a foreigner but I have 1 canadian citizen who is willing to be my partner/director.
my questions are:
1) If I form Partnership with her, can I actively manage my own business? (rather than passive ownership only)?
2) same as 1), the difference is form a corporation
3) If I live in Canada permanently, and manage my business in Canada, do I have to immigrant eventually?
As a foreigner, you can own a business in Canada. However, you can not work for that business without the proper authorization (work visa). So, the answers to #1 and #2 are both no, and #3 is N/A since you can't live here permanently without either being a PR or a citizen.
I am a foreigner but I have 1 canadian citizen who is willing to be my partner/director.
my questions are:
1) If I form Partnership with her, can I actively manage my own business? (rather than passive ownership only)?
2) same as 1), the difference is form a corporation
3) If I live in Canada permanently, and manage my business in Canada, do I have to immigrant eventually?
(3) as a visitor running a business is likely only possible if zero Canadian clients for example an online business where all clients without exception are offshore. Otherwise need to be PR plus of course a visitor has limited rights to stay in the country.
Overall probably not a good investment unless PR .Owning a business or buying a Canadian business unless through the business migration/startup PR route is not a way to PR.
