The federal government's February 11th, 2014 budget revealed the Economic Action Plan 2014 which includes the government's intention to formally terminate the existing federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur Programs. The plan is to replace these programs with pilot programs to complement the newly implemented Start-up Visa category. Details regarding the new pilot programs are expected in the coming months.

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