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Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by BeetleB on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:12AM (#30730921)
> Anyone with money who can't pass the stricter bar for US immigration and investment tries to hide it there.

I believe a few years ago Canada eliminated the immigration category that lets you move there just based on wealth.

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Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by earleybird on Sunday March 20, 2022 @03:00AM (#30740745)
Were you thinking of the Provincial Nominee Program(PNP)?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...

https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/About-The-BC-PNP

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Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by BeetleB on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:21PM (#30743984)
No - the federal government had different categories of immigration, and one of them was wealth based. They eliminated that category a few years ago.
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