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Important Terms
- Accompanying Dependents
- A spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child (see below for definition
of dependent children)
of the principal applicant who intends to immigrate to Newfoundland
and Labrador with the principal applicant. Accompanying adult dependents may be issued a
certificate of nomination if the principal applicant (parent) is approved as a
provincial nominee and if the adult dependent:
- is between the ages of 22-25;
- has never been married or is not in a common-law relationship;
- is living with the principal applicant (parent) at the time the application is made; and
- will be traveling to Newfoundland and Labrador at the same time as the principal applicant.
- Active Role
- To participate in the day to day operations and decision making activities
of a company as a director or senior manager of the company with a "meaningful
managerial role". A "meaningful managerial role" would require direct involvement
in major decision making of the company, hiring and firing of staff, financing
decisions, meeting major customers, authorization to sign cheques, and other
related activities.
- Business Plan
- A detailed plan outlining the proposed new business that the entrepreneur
or immigrant partner applicant wishes to establish in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The details must include overview of the ownership structure and the management
team, a clear description of the product(s) or service(s) to be produced, a
definitive marketing plan, including actual or expected markets for the
product(s)/service(s) of the proposed business, a financial plan and other
relevant information as required by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
to make a determination of the validity and viability of the proposed business
venture.
- Close Relative
- The brother, sister, mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle,
niece or nephew of the principal applicant or the applicant's spouse
or common-law partner.
- Dependent Children
- Children who are under 22 years of age and unmarried on the date the
application arrives at the Canadian visa office, or children of any age or
marital status who are financially dependent on their parents for ONE
of the following reasons:
- they are in school full-time and are financially dependent on their parents
since reaching the age of 22 (or from the date of their marriage, if married
before 22). Students who interrupt their full-time studies are still considered
dependents, as long as they are not away from their program of study for more
than one year and continue to be financially dependent on their parents during
that time; or
- they cannot support themselves due to a physical or mental disability, and are
financially dependent on their parents.
- Guaranteed Employment
- A bona fide, written offer of employment from an employer in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The offer must meet the criteria of the Provincial Nominee Program as set out by the Government
of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Intended Occupation
- The occupation in which a nominee plans to work in Newfoundland and Labrador. The
intended occupation should be consistent with the applicant's training and experience.
- Investment Intermediary
- An individual or company purporting to match prospective immigrant partners with
Newfoundland and Labrador companies which wish to receive an eligible equity investment
through a partnership or joint venture under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial
Nominee Program.
Under the new regulations for immigration representatives as defined by the federal
government on April 14, 2004, the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
will recognize only those representatives who are members of a self-regulating association.
Under the new regulations, only the following people may act as paid representatives:
- Immigration consultants who are members in good standing of the Canadian
Society of Immigration Consultants.
- Lawyers who are members in good standing of a Canadian law society and
students-at-law under their supervision.
- Notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires
du Quebec and students-in-law under their supervision.
Note: The Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
does not oblige anyone
to have a representative. Furthermore, the regulations do not apply to friends, family members
or organizations that do not charge a fee for providing advice and services.
- Investee or Investee Company
- A Newfoundland and Labrador company which issues common shares to a prospective nominee
under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program, through an arrangement consistent with the program rules.
- Letter of Nomination
- Formal correspondence from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador that advises the
applicant that he or she has been nominated by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador under the
Provincial Nominee Program.
- Liquid Assets
- Liquid assets means cash, demand deposits with a financial institution, term deposits, tax shelters convertible
to cash, and readily marketable investments, including publicly traded stocks and/or bonds.
- Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee
- A person who has been nominated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with
Newfoundland and Labrador's eligibility and selection criteria. This person is entitled to apply to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada for permanent residence under the Provincial Nominee category.
- Net Worth
- The value of all personal and business assets expressed at realizable market value, less
any related debt obligations or encumbrances which prevent the asset from being sold or
conveyed to an unrelated third party.
- Nominate
- The process whereby the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador selects foreign nationals under
the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program as being eligible to apply for
permanent resident
status under the federal government's Provincial Nominee category.
- Permanent Resident
- A person who is legally in Canada as an immigrant, but who is not yet a Canadian citizen.
Please refer to federal legislation and regulations at
Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
- Principal Applicant
- The individual (you, your spouse or common-law partner) who earns the most points
on Self-Assessment Form. The other spouse or common-law partner would apply as a dependent.
- Work Permit
- Written authorization to work in Canada as issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Refer to federal legislation at
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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