Close the land sale, settle the tax, distribute the proceeds and wire the capital before filing, because the petition must show funds already invested or irrevocably committed. The move follows petition approval and visa issuance, which together take considerably longer than a year.
The sale and the tax come first; the calendar starts at the wire
The petition cannot be filed honestly until the capital is in the enterprise or its escrow, so the sale must close and the money must move first. Allow time for the accountant to prepare the capital-gains return, because the lawfulness of the source is easier to show when the tax has been reported. After the wire, the petition is prepared with the source-and-path record and filed; check current USCIS processing times for the petition type and be candid with the family that approval can take years.
Visa availability for Canadians in the EB-5 category should be checked against the Visa Bulletin at the time. Once approved, consular processing or adjustment leads to two-year conditional residence, and Form I-829 must be filed in the ninety-day window before the second anniversary; a missed window can end residence. The investor must stay engaged in policy formulation for the U.S.
enterprise but need not give up Canadian interests. Statutory threshold adjustment begins January 1, 2027; time a filing near that date accordingly.