A high-net-worth investor pathway focused on net worth, management background, and a five-year capital placement
The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (Quebec IIP, also referenced as QIIP) is a residence-by-investment pathway that leads to Canadian permanent residency (PR), with a potential path to citizenship. For your firm, it is most relevant when your clients want a passive investor profile, can document significant net worth and management experience, and prefer a structure without direct job or business creation obligations.
Who The Program Fits
Quebec IIP is designed for high-net-worth individuals who intend to settle in Quebec and who want a passive investor structure. It has historically appealed to clients who prioritize a straightforward PR objective for themselves and their immediate family, and who prefer a capital placement structure rather than an active operating business plan.
In client discovery, it can be useful to frame this program around the practical file narrative: verifiable personal net worth, credible management or business experience, and a documented plan to settle in Quebec. For internal program triage and client readiness checks, Abroad Mobility’s Eligibility Engine can help you structure intake around threshold criteria and documentation planning.
Eligibility And KYC/AML Considerations
Eligibility hinges on two financial pillars and one profile pillar:
- Minimum net worth: CAD $2,000,000.
- Qualifying investment: a five-year, interest-free investment of CAD $1,000,000, plus a CAD $200,000 contribution, with the government of Quebec.
- Experience profile: applicants must show at least two years of management experience within the five years before applying.
From a compliance-first file-building perspective, most of the casework effort sits in organizing documentary evidence that supports net worth and the underlying source of funds, plus assembling third-party documents in a submission-ready format. When you are positioning your services to a sophisticated private client, this is also where a disciplined KYC and supporting-document workflow helps protect your client relationship and your risk posture.
Costs
Estimated cost components for Quebec IIP include government filing fees, legal support, due diligence, document legalization, and the qualifying investment, contribution, or capital placement. Total all-in cost will often sit around CAD $1,200,000, with the final figure depending on number of applicants and professional services.
| Cost Area | What It Can Include |
|---|---|
| Preparation and submission | Government filing fees, legal support, due diligence, and document legalization |
| Capital requirement | Five-year, interest-free investment of CAD $1,200,000 with the government of Quebec (with a minimum net worth threshold of CAD $2,000,000) |
For advisors building a proposal, keep the investment requirement and preparation costs conceptually separate in your client-facing materials. Abroad Mobility typically supports partners with a structured scoping conversation so the commercial assumptions map cleanly to the client’s household composition and the route selection.
Process And Timeline
Quebec IIP is a structured PR pathway, and the time to obtain the status depends on the authority and the case. Case planning should assume a document-heavy preparation phase, followed by authority processing, and then downstream steps tied to the PR outcome.
For firms that want to build a broader Canada offering set around investor and provincial options, the Canada Provincial Nominee Program page can be a useful internal reference point for how Canada routes are commonly organized in client conversations. For this brief, the focus remains solely on Quebec IIP.
Family And Dependents
The program allows inclusion of:
- A spouse or common-law partner.
- Dependent children under 22, or older if disabled and dependent since before 22.
Parents are not listed. Processing fees apply per family member, so household mapping should be handled early in the intake workflow to avoid last-minute changes to the file scope and cost assumptions.
Compliance Notes For File Readiness
- Net worth substantiation: build a consistent documentary trail that supports the CAD $2,000,000 net worth position.
- Source of funds support: compile evidence that explains how qualifying capital was accumulated, aligned to the client’s business or management profile.
- Experience narrative: prepare a clear, document-backed record of business or management experience to reduce avoidable credibility gaps.
- Document legalization planning: treat legalization as a project track with dependencies and lead times, particularly where multiple jurisdictions are involved.
For advisors who want a single reference point for the program scope before opening a case, keep the program page bookmarked: Quebec IIP.
If Quebec IIP is appearing in your client pipeline and you want a co-managed, compliance-first workflow, request program details through Abroad Mobility so your team can scope the household, route selection, and documentation plan with minimal friction: program contact form.
This information is general and may change; it is not legal advice.
