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Invest in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

A short guide for companies expanding into Saint Pierre and Miquelon: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Saint Pierre and Miquelon at a glance

The currency is the euro.

Source: IEDOM, annual economic report 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 26, 2026

2. Before you set up

The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  1. Register the business through the chamber's formalities center, which files on the national electronic one-stop shop.Chambre d’Agriculture, de Commerce, d’Industrie, de Métiers et de l’ArtisanatEUR 82.50 including tax for a sole proprietorship; EUR 115 for a companyOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: CACIMA, formalities support page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  2. Confirm your local tax obligations, such as the business license tax and corporate tax, with the tax directorate, which assesses them under the Collectivité's tax code.Direction des Services FiscauxOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Prefecture, page on the tax directorate (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  3. Ask the Collectivité's economic directorate about the start-up grant and honor loan before you spend.Collectivité Territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-MiquelonStart-up grant of EUR 5,000Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Collectivité territoriale, business creation aid, 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 21, 2025

  4. Claim the local tax reductions for investment in the tax return, where the project meets the conditions of articles 103 ter and 112 bis.Direction des Services FiscauxOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: IEDOM, annual economic report 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 26, 2026

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  1. Obtain a work authorization for each foreign employee, provider or self-employed worker before arrival.Préfecture de Saint-Pierre-et-MiquelonProvisional authorization of up to 9 months, renewableOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Prefecture, foreign workers page, 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of March 6, 2025

  2. Complete residence procedures for foreign staff online on ANEF.Préfecture de Saint-Pierre-et-MiquelonOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Prefecture, procedures for foreigners (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with CACIMA, Archipel Développement and Douanes. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

  • The archipelago has 5,790 residents, so this guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; it has 11 organizations. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Investment and business setup

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Customs and tax

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Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

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Promote:Saint Pierre and Miquelon is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.

Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.