Prince Edward Island County, Canada, has announced that it has canceled the Entrepreneur program one of the investment programs that leads to permanent residence.
This decision was implemented in 20th of September 2018, Prince Edward Island said that the work of these programs will be stopped, This decision will not be affecting the program of nominating skilled workers for two years, during which the investor can obtain permanent residence and then the citizenship after complying the investment program conditions approved by the province.
The permanent residency refuses program was the source of controversy after a series of events by the federal government and several news agencies that found evidence that some investors did not commit to setting up their businesses in the province despite signing a conditional commitment.