BizBuy.ca specializes in immigration-linked business acquisitions. Whether you're applying for BC PNP Entrepreneur, a C-11 self-employed work permit, or structuring a corporate acquisition for ICT purposes — we are Canada's buyer-side acquisition consultant for internationally mobile buyers.
Important: BizBuy.ca provides business acquisition consulting only. We are not immigration consultants or lawyers. Immigration decisions must be made with a licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or immigration lawyer. We coordinate with your immigration professional to align business deal timing with program requirements.
Buying a business for immigration purposes has unique requirements that general business brokers don't understand. You need a buyer-side consultant who knows both the M&A process and the immigration program requirements.
We never represent sellers. Immigration buyers face extra complexity — you need a consultant who is 100% on your side.
We work directly with your immigration lawyer so the business deal timeline aligns with immigration deadlines and milestones.
Not every business for sale meets immigration program requirements. We pre-screen for eligibility before you spend money on lawyers or due diligence.
Ali Sedighi and the BizBuy.ca team are fluent in English and Farsi, and work with Chinese, Korean, and Arabic-speaking buyers regularly.
Each immigration pathway has different business eligibility criteria, minimum investment thresholds, and operational requirements. We assess your pathway first, then find businesses that fit.
Purchase and operate an eligible BC business as a pathway to provincial nomination and permanent residency. Business purchase price and active management requirements vary by category.
Key Requirements
Our Role
We identify businesses that meet BC PNP eligibility criteria, structure the purchase price to satisfy the program minimums, and coordinate with your immigration lawyer throughout the process.
While the Start-Up Visa primarily targets new ventures, certain acquisition structures can qualify — particularly where the acquired business is repositioned as an innovative startup. We assess eligibility case by case.
Key Requirements
Our Role
We assess whether an acquisition-plus-transformation meets Start-Up Visa criteria and structure the deal accordingly. Works best for tech and platform acquisitions.
Purchase a business and obtain a temporary work permit as a self-employed person (C-11). Commonly used as a bridge while applying for provincial nomination. Available to most nationalities.
Key Requirements
Our Role
We structure the acquisition to clearly demonstrate owner-operator status. The acquired business itself serves as the evidence of self-employment for the permit application.
Corporate buyers with foreign parent companies can acquire a Canadian business and transfer executives under the ICT pathway. The Canadian acquisition becomes the qualifying entity for ICT work permits.
Key Requirements
Our Role
We structure the Canadian entity acquisition to satisfy ICT requirements and coordinate with corporate immigration counsel.
Immigration-linked acquisitions typically run on a tighter timeline than standard acquisitions. Here's how we align the M&A process with your immigration milestones.
We review your immigration pathway with your RCIC/lawyer to understand eligible business types, price ranges, and timing requirements.
We search on-market and off-market for businesses that meet both your operational preferences AND the program's eligibility criteria.
Business due diligence and immigration documentation preparation run simultaneously to avoid timeline slippage between the two processes.
Closing the acquisition provides the evidence documents your immigration professional needs for the application or nomination.
Book a free 30-minute consultation with Ali Sedighi. We'll review your immigration pathway, budget, and timeline — and tell you honestly whether an acquisition is the right strategy.