Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream – Eligibility

The Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is an economic immigration program that nominates talented and qualified foreign educated graduates from outside Canada for permanent residence upon launching start-up enterprises and innovative businesses in Alberta. The Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is a collaboration between the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) and approved designated agencies. Foreign graduates who are interested in applying under the Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream must work with a designated agency. The designated agency will issue a letter of recommendation if it deems that the foreign graduate meets the AAIP requirements. The foreign graduate must submit the letter of recommendation with their Expression of Interest (EOI) through the AAIP Portal. The designated agency will review business plans based on the foreign graduate’s ability to demonstrate market need or demand, the potential for successful market entry in the short-term to medium-term, customer acquisition, business development, key partnerships and financial plans to fund the development and operation of the start-up. The designated agency will provide a written report on their assessment of the proposed business plan. Foreign graduates must submit this report with their Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream Business Approved Designated Agencies The role of the designated agency is to: support the marketing of Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream determine the entrepreneurial readiness of a foreign graduate and the potential success of the start-up by reviewing the business idea and provide support on the development of a business plan select foreign graduates to recommend for the AAIP connect foreign graduates with the appropriate networks, and provide business counselling, coaching and guidance when launching their business in Alberta and while they are trying to achieve the requirements of the Business Performance Agreement Foreign graduates who are interested in applying to the Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream should contact the following approved designated agencies: Empowered Startups 420-744 West Hastings Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1A5 Phone: 604-229-1052 Fax: 604-229-2037 Email: info@empoweredstartups.com Platform Calgary 429 8 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0L6 Phone: 403-284-6400 Email: fgsp@platformcalgary.comApplication.

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This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

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