Ottawa, November 10, 2010 — Effective December 1, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will once again accept applications under the federal Immigrant Investor Program. 渥太华，2010年11月10日 -有效的2010年12月1日，加拿大公民和移民计划将再次接受申请根据联邦投资移民。
Under the new program criteria, investor applicants will need to have a personal net worth of $1.6 million, up from $800,000 under the old criteria, and make an investment of $800,000, up from the previous requirement of $400,000.根据新计划的标准，投资者的申请者需要有一个160万美元的个人净资产，从旧准则下$ 80万，使80万美元的投资，从先前的40万美元的要求。
“These changes were necessary,” said Minister Kenney. “这些变化是必要的，说：”部长肯尼。 “The requirements had not been increased in more than a decade and we need to keep pace with the changing economy.” “的要求没有得到增加，超过了十年，我们需要跟上不断变化的经济的步伐。”
Canada's old immigrant investor criteria were the lowest when compared to other countries with similar programs. The new criteria now align it more closely with other immigrant-receiving countries.加拿大的老移民投资者的标准是最低时相比，与其他国家类似的计划。目前的新标准配合其他移民接受国更密切的合作。
The investor program was suspended in June, in part because the high volume of applications was leading to wait times that were too long. Raising the requirements will help reduce the flow of applications while ensuring we attract experienced businesspeople who can make a more substantial contribution to the economy.投资者计划在六月暂停，部分原因是应用程序的高量，导致等待时间是太长了。提高的要求将有助于减少应用程序的流量，同时确保我们吸引有经验的商人谁可以作出更重大的贡献经济。 Higher personal net worth criteria mean the program is now better positioned to attract investors with valuable business links and the resources to make secondary investments in the Canadian economy.提高个人资产净值的标准意味着程序现在能够更好地吸引有价值的商业联系和资源的投资者在加拿大经济二次投资。
“Higher investment amounts mean provinces and territories will receive more investment capital to put toward job creation and economic development projects,” added the Minister. “较高的投资金额平均省份和地区将获得更多的投资资本投入对创造就业和经济发展项目，补充说：”部长。
Canada's Immigrant Investor Program offers several benefits to international investors, including permanent resident status up front and guaranteed repayment of the investment.加拿大的投资移民计划提供了若干好处，对国际投资者，包括前面永久居民身份，并保证投资回报。
Under Canada's old criteria, the volume of applications submitted under the Program had grown exponentially and processing times had increased.在加拿大的老标准，根据该方案提出的申请数量已成倍增长和处理的时间增加了。 By stopping applications between June 26, 2010, and December of this year, the government prevented further delays.通过停止与2010年6月26日和今年12月申请时，政府防止进一步的延误。 Applications received on or after December 1 will be subject to the new criteria and will be processed alongside the old ones.收到的申请12月1日或以后将受到新标准的同时，将旧的处理。 In this way, Canada can begin to realize the benefits of the changes as soon as possible.这样，加拿大就可以开始实现的修改成果尽快。