On February 9, 2012, the Quebec Immigration Bureau of Canada (abbreviated as Quebec) released the latest statistical data, with the data date ending on January 31, 2012. This includes the status of the Quebec Investment Immigration Program and related information after the issuance of the CSQ, including statistics on investment remittances, as detailed in the table below.
Over the years, the number of openings for Quebec's investment immigration has shown an increasing trend. Recent years' data includes: 3,993 in 2008, 4,428 in 2009, 9,510 in 2010, and only 4,807 in 2011. The total number of openings in 2011 was significantly lower than in 2010, which is related to the new law implemented in December 2010 that raised the standards for federal and Quebec investment immigration. The investment and asset requirements under the new law have doubled, and the market needs time to adjust.
Due to the impact of the new policy, the annual investment remittance data for Quebec's investment immigration has also shown significant changes. The numbers are 1,450 in 2008, 1,800 in 2009, 2,300 in 2010, and only 1,737 in 2011, which is far below the 2010 figures.
In recent years, the tightening of Canada's investment immigration policies has led more Chinese investors to turn their attention to the U.S. EB-5 investment program, which is also a very good option for investment immigration.
