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Business Immigration to Morden

We invite you to consider starting or buying a business in Morden!

If you are eligible for MPNP’s Business Investor Stream, Morden can offer you informal support toward your application process.

Eligibility:

It will be your responsibility to ensure you meet all qualifications of the business investment stream as per Manitoba Immigration Procedures. If you are interested in coming to Morden on a business exploratory visit and would like our assistance, please fill out the form online. Although the formal support of Morden’s Community Driven Immigration Initiative is not necessary for coming on a business exploratory visit, the information you provide us will allow us to help you determine whether Morden is a suitable city for your future business endeavours.

HOW MORDEN CAN ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR MPNP BUSINESS

We can assist you through the MPNP Business process in the following ways:

  • Invitation letters to assist with obtaining visitor visa on coming on an exploratory visit
  • Exploratory visit assistance – arrange meetings to establish connections to other Morden business people and potential business opportunities, meeting with Morden’s Economic Development Officer, city/school/medical/mayor/real estate etc., arranged advice meetings with lawyer and/or accountant, accommodation advice and/or arrangement.
  • Advice on preparation of MPNP’s “Business Concept Form”.
  • Permanent Arrival assistance – Transportation from airport, transition housing, further business advice, arranged advice meetings with lawyer and/or accountant, introduction to Regional Connections office for other settlement advice.

Morden’s Business Program Interest Form

The first step is to fill out Morden’s Business Program Interest Form.  This will give us general information about yourself and your business interests so we may be most able to assist you.

BUSINESS PROGRAM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We receive a high volume of questions about immigration. If you have a question about the program or application, before contacting us please ensure that your question is not answered in another part of this website.  Here are some common themes:

It will be your responsibility to ensure you meet all qualifications of the business program as per Eligibility.  If you are interested in coming to Morden on a business exploratory visit and would like our assistance, please fill this Business Program Interest Form online

 

Although the formal support of Morden’s Community Driven Immigration Initiative is not necessary for coming on a business exploratory visit, the information you provide us will allow us to help you determine whether Morden is a suitable city for your future business endeavours.

You do not need an IELTS test to fill out Morden’s Business Program Interest Form.  

 

You will be asked for proof of language ability at a later stage in the process.

Fill Business Program Interest Form online. We will then be in contact with you shortly regarding your next steps.

The length of the entire process depends on many things, including the length of time it takes you to obtain a TRV and come on an exploratory visit, how long MPNP takes with your application, how long your local Canadian embassy takes at the work permit and permanent residence stages (timelines per embassy can be found at www.cic.gc.ca).

Information can be found on Morden’s Economic Development Website.

 

A list of current Morden businesses can be found here.

We will help you arrange temporary accommodation in Morden’s Transition Apartments, a host family, or a hotel.

When you arrive, you will receive information ahead of time that will help you arrange some things in advance.  Once you are in Morden, you will receive an intake appointment with “Regional Connections”, an office that will help you with all you will need including registering children for school, tax forms, health insurance application, permanent accommodation, English classes and any other questions you may have.  You can also request to have a community volunteer give you individualized assistance on your arrival.

Newcomer Guide

For additional information on settlement in Morden, please refer to this Newcomer Guide:

Contact Us

immigration@mymorden.ca

Mailing Address:

100-195 Stephen Street
Morden, Manitoba, Canada
R6M 1V3

Note: Morden Immigration does not accept telephone inquiries from applicants, instead please correspond by email. You will receive a reply as soon as possible. 

Please do not send duplicate emails, or multiple email addresses within the City of Morden offices, as these will not be answered.

We are not affiliated with any Immigration Representative nor do we give preferential treatment to applicants who have hired an Immigration Representative.  However, if you do choose to have your paperwork completed by an Immigration Representative, please refer to this page for information on making an informed choice.