Ministerial Instructions 17 (MI17): Instructions respecting the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class
On January 23, 2015, new Ministerial Instructions were issued to manage applications for permanent residence under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class. These instructions came into force on January 28, 2015.
Under MI17, IRCC will accept permanent resident applications received under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class from January 28, 2015, to February 11, 2015, or until a maximum of 500 applications are received, whichever comes first.