Filing Requirements

If you are making a new investment in Canada and you are a non-Canadian you must file either a Notification or an Application for Review. The Investment Canada Act is administrated by the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada. Dual filing requirements exist for all Cultural Investments in Canada.

Filing a Notification
Following is an overview of the process of filing a notification. Links to online forms are also available. The information comes directly from Industry Canada.

Does the Investment Canada Act apply to me?

If you are not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, within the meaning of the Immigration Act (ie. a person who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for not more than one year after the time at which he/she first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship), then you are a non-Canadian and must comply with the provisions of the Investment Canada Act.

For the purposes of the Act, a non-Canadian includes any entity that is not controlled or beneficially owned by Canadians.