Island Business and Provincial Nominee Program

provincial nominee program: Thousands of new immigrants have arrived on the Island, starting in about 2006, and a high proportion of them are from China. Most came as immigrant investors through the provincial nominee program, which required them to invest in an Island business. , according to CBC. "We've seen, over the last decade, an incredible growth in the immigrant population. Many of those immigrants have come through the provincial nominee program to be business people, to be entrepreneurs," said Jason Lee. A wave of Chinese immigration to P.E.I. over the last eight years is leading to big changes in the Island economy. 'Many of those immigrants have come to be business people, to be entrepreneurs.' - Jason Lee As they settle here themselves, many are starting up their own businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.