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Opening a business

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  • 04-05-2012 5:01am
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    snoopmadra
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭


    If you were to go to Canada on the IEC visa,is there a way to open your own sub contracting business??

    Also,whats the best(if any) way of getting into Canada for a 62 year old man?can he buy a business to get in or anything like that?
    Thanks:)


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    NoelAPM
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭NoelAPM


    snoopmadra wrote: »
    If you were to go to Canada on the IEC visa,is there a way to open your own sub contracting business??

    Also,whats the best(if any) way of getting into Canada for a 62 year old man?can he buy a business to get in or anything like that?
    Thanks:)

    I'm sure they have a visa tailored to opening and running businesses abroad! Your questions don't have straight forward answers however so your probilly best talking to a specialist agent!


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    DaveDaRave1
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭DaveDaRave1


    The IEC program is open to 18 - 35 year olds. Your best bet is to talk to an immigration lawer


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    Helix
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    if you own that same business in ireland, you can open a canadian office, which makes getting a work visa as easy as writing a letter to present to the immigration officer at the border


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    snoopmadra
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭snoopmadra


    thanks for the replies lads :)
    Helix wrote: »
    if you own that same business in ireland, you can open a canadian office, which makes getting a work visa as easy as writing a letter to present to the immigration officer at the border


    my father in law owns a machinery/building business over here and is looking to move there! Is it as simple as it sounds?


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    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    snoopmadra wrote: »
    thanks for the replies lads :)




    my father in law owns a machinery/building business over here and is looking to move there! Is it as simple as it sounds?

    yup

    we did it in 2010


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    snoopmadra
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭snoopmadra


    Helix wrote: »
    yup

    we did it in 2010

    he has a C2 and has been very quite the last couple of years,and with myself and his daughter heading over he also wants to come(luckily we get on very well:D) I,nor he have literally feck all idea how to do this.could you explain this in laymans terms if you will please?thanks


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    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,298 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/index.asp

    I'd imagine here would be a good place to start


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    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    that's the expensive option

    the inexpensive option is send someone who works in the company over on an IEC visa, get them to set everything up with them as a director and acting as the resident of canada (which is required to set up a company, fortunately TWV holders are classed as residents and no distinction is made between permanent and temporary residents in the formation of an incorporated company).

    once that's all set up, you can start trading whenever you want. to bring someone across from ireland to work in the company, whoever is CEO of the canadian company (this doesn't have to be the person in Canada), just needs to write a letter to border control explaining that the person in question has been employed by the irish company for more than a year, and it is important that they get an intra company transfer to the canadian company (listed with name and incorporation number) in order to continue to grow the company.

    obviously this is only something thats to be used if theres an ACTUAL company, ACTUALLY trading in canada - otherwise it's a completely useless approach for you as you/the person in question is legally tied to working only for the company in question


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