Project administration or subscription charges, filing charges from the published schedule, substantial professional fees for the financial history work, and the ordinary costs of a multi-year relocation.
Itemise before committing anything
Where capital goes into a pooled development, administrative or subscription charges are set by the project and sit outside the qualifying investment, so ask for them itemised in writing at the outset. Government filing charges appear in the published fee schedule and should be confirmed as each stage arrives. The professional cost of documenting a business family's financial history over many years is the largest recurring item and continues into the later petition, which must evidence that the investment was sustained and the jobs created. Add the practical costs of a relocation that unfolds across years while Canadian obligations continue. Assembling all of this into one document before committing is worth the afternoon it takes.
The cost review should distinguish capital placed at risk from administrative, professional, and family-relocation expenses. Project documents settle the amount and terms of the capital commitment; engagement letters and official schedules settle ancillary costs. The decision is whether the household can carry all of those amounts without relying on a return of the investment at a particular time. Hypothetical example: a commercial-signage entrepreneur reserves funds for tax advice and relocation separately, rather than treating every available dollar as capital for the project.
That reserve also prevents a later fee from forcing an unplanned sale.