Prior to completing this discussion, it is recommended that you research each business nominee program.

Please only include those programs that are open to new applications as of the date of your review.

Once you have studied each of the open business nominee programs, consider the particulars of Gary:

Gary wishes to come to Canada under one of the business nominee programs, and he is seeking your recommendation on which Province or Territory would be the most suitable for his case. Read and assess Gary's case below.

Gary's Case:

Name:Gary Olson

Date of Birth:September 22, 1986

Education:

-Graduated from High School in 2003

-Completed a 3-year trade certificate in mechanical engineering technology 2006

Work Experience:

• 4 years of experience as an instrumentation technician for wind turbines 2006-2010
• 4 years of experience as an instrumentation inspector for wind turbines 2010-2014
• Going on 4 years (2015-2018) as owner/manager of Olson Turbines Ltd. Corporate details as follows:
• Holds 100% equity
• Has the title of "Managing Director"
• Is responsible for all aspects of management including human resources, materials handling and logistics, finance and strategic planning
• Annual sales average for the last three years $1.5 million US
• Employs staff of 3 full-time and 2 part-time

Language:

English IELTS results: Listening 6, Reading 7, Writing 8.5, Speaking 8

French TEF results: Listening 200, Reading 125, Writing 180, Speaking 190

Marital Status:Married

Spouse's Data:

Name:Sandra Olson

Date of Birth:May 5, 1990

Education:Completed a 2-year diploma program in textile design with a total of 14 years of full-time study.

Work Experience in last 10 years: Not applicable (housewife)

Arranged Employment:none

Language:

English IELTS results: Listening 5.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 7.5, Speaking 7

French: none

Children:

Son: Age 3

Daughter: Age 5

Criminal Record:Gary had a DUI in June 2004 for which he received a suspended sentence.

Medical Issues:None

Net Worth:

Funds held in Gary's name: $25,000.00 US

Funds held in Sandra's name: $5,000.00 US

Registered Education Fund held in the name of the children: $125,000.00 US

Home in Arizona valued at $250,000 US

Cottage in Colorado valued at $125,000 US

Business book value of $500,000.00 US

Other Information:

Neither Gary nor Sandra has ever worked in Canada before, nor do they have a job offer. Gary has a sister who lives in Calgary.

Gary, Sandra, and their two children did a vacation across Canada and stayed in each Province for one week. During their travels, they really enjoyed the Maritime Provinces as they found the smaller communities unique and suitable to raise their young family. However, they preferred their time in the Prairie Provinces and Gary saw opportunities for business establishment in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba. His desire is to settle in a developing area where there is a high demand for his services in wind turbine installation and maintenance. Gary is seeking guidance on where there may be a need for wind turbine contracting work in Canada. It is his intend to establish his own business as he has no desire to work as an employee.

Address the following in your discussion posting:

1)Which business nominee program would you recommend to Gary and why? Really take into consideration the logistics of the project and the type of industry that he is in compared to the priority sectors of the chosen nominee program or industry sectors for the specific Province. Also take into consideration the personal preferences of the client and that he is in fact qualified for the program of choice.

2)Detail the criteria of the program of choice, the particulars of our client, indicate how he meets the specific and what you need to provide as evidence: